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Type 2 Blood pressure help

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carol43

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Diet only
At my review on Monday with DN my BP was rather high 170/something (I have white coat syndrome) and she was talking about upping my Losartan 25mg. It has obviously come down since then, it's normally 130/60 or thereabouts. I have to take my BP recordings for a week morning and evening and return to the surgery. Does anybody know how to reduce my BP further. On doing a search of Mr. Google every site says cut out fat and salt, reducing fat will increase my BG (on LCHF). Mind you on Tuesday I did a stint on my treadmill and raised it up to 160/75 and took a long time to come down again. Thanks Carol
 
If possible Carol try exercising more as it is good for lowering bp.
 
carol43 said:
At my review on Monday with DN my BP was rather high 170/something (I have white coat syndrome) and she was talking about upping my Losartan 25mg. It has obviously come down since then, it's normally 130/60 or thereabouts. I have to take my BP recordings for a week morning and evening and return to the surgery. Does anybody know how to reduce my BP further. On doing a search of Mr. Google every site says cut out fat and salt, reducing fat will increase my BG (on LCHF). Mind you on Tuesday I did a stint on my treadmill and raised it up to 160/75 and took a long time to come down again. Thanks Carol
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If it is normally 130/60 its normal enough, I also have "white coat syndrome" and my doc wanted to put me on more pills ......

I said "no":wideyed: :) which really throws them :wideyed:, he said he could only go on the readings he sees, I said I would go on the readings I see....

Just stick to you guns 130/60 is pretty much normal 130 is a tiny bit high (Prehypertension range) but your diastolic of 60 (lower) is very good and I was led to believe the lower one is the more dangerous of the 2.......



Bloody doctors :banghead: ...................Sometimes:rolleyes:
 
Hi, this may well be wrong but I was once told by a doctor that getting stressed over something as trivial as finding a parking space or running late could raise the top reading whilst the bottom one stays reasonably constant. If there is a question of white coat syndrome why not ask if you could wear a monitor? A mate of mine did this and it proved conclusively that his BP was normally fine, it only went high when he went to see his GP.
 
I would do the testing over a week or two to get a real idea of what your level really is.

I don't think you can do anything much to reduce your BP over a short period.

The body weight you carry around is probably the biggest thing you can alter.

I was on Amlodopine for a few years due to high BP, but after losing 3 stone since diagnosis in April it is now down to the 130/55 range. My GP refused to stop my prescription despite the drop, and the obvious link to weight loss, but I stopped taking them anyway and my BP is still at these lower levels.
 
BP is not static and ideally you need to rest for 20 minutes before you take it if you are having high readings. This will give a truer picture.
There are so many variables that will raise it as @chri5 says., including exercise.

Tips for Checking Your Own Blood Pressure
There are certain factors that can cause blood pressure to temporarily rise. For example, blood pressure normally rises as a result of:

http://www.webmd.com/hypertension-high-blood-pressure/guide/hypertension-home-monitoring
 
Thank you for your advice. I had a 24 hr BP monitoring 18 months ago before diagnosis but the DN nurse is ignoring that. My BP this morning after my usual hour walk was 135/78 and a minute later 133/74. When I was pre-diabetic apparently I wasn't at risk, wasn't given any advice but now as I am 1.0 above the pre-diabetic range I am at risk.
Carol
 
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