Blood pressure question

My GP told me that now I am diabetic, the lower figure should be 70

Don't forget it will also depend on your age, but I would certainly be happier with a diastolic figure nearer to 70 than 80. It's not just your cardiovascular system that benefits from perhaps even slightly lower than normal pressure, the microvascular system in your eyes and kidneys can be very severely damaged by hypertension. I had a few problems with this at first but once I nailed it, my eyes and kidneys actually improved. My numbers now average at around 115/75, albeit with a veritable cocktail of prescription drugs!

Hi there
My Gp said mine is 110/74, He said now i am type 2, it should be kept around 70, but he is not worried that i am 74, In age i am 33, he said it could be stress related!

A single BP reading of ANY figure is meaningless.

Blood pressure changes constantly, awake and asleep, and is affected by hundreds of things. Posture, illness, weight, activity, stress, age and medications are just a few.

One way to find out if blood pressure is raised to a level that could be considered 'high' is to wear a monitor at least 24hours. These usually record a BP every 30 minutes and the resulting data would be used as a tool with a view to treatment.

As for what constitutes a raised BP, well this also depends on hundreds of things.

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