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<blockquote data-quote="LittleGreyCat" data-source="post: 2464115" data-attributes="member: 6467"><p>How are you checking your BP, when and where?</p><p></p><p>The reason I ask is that at my last checkup I was flagged with high blood pressure and they then gave me a form to take regular readings at home and then send the form in.</p><p></p><p>I have my own BP monitor but don't use it much.</p><p></p><p>Anyway the instructions are to sit upright for 30 minutes without any exertion, then take readings with your arm at the level of your heart.</p><p>Repeat the readings.</p><p></p><p>I noticed that the first reading was always quite high (fiddling with the cuff and getting the monitor set up just right) and then the next two readings came down nicely into the normal range.</p><p></p><p>Over the week of monitoring my BP was just fine.</p><p></p><p>You have to be very careful when and where you test.</p><p>White coats make my BP surge.</p><p>Exercise, coffee, all sorts of stuff can give you a temporary spike.</p><p>You need to relax and chill for a while to get a proper baseline reading</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LittleGreyCat, post: 2464115, member: 6467"] How are you checking your BP, when and where? The reason I ask is that at my last checkup I was flagged with high blood pressure and they then gave me a form to take regular readings at home and then send the form in. I have my own BP monitor but don't use it much. Anyway the instructions are to sit upright for 30 minutes without any exertion, then take readings with your arm at the level of your heart. Repeat the readings. I noticed that the first reading was always quite high (fiddling with the cuff and getting the monitor set up just right) and then the next two readings came down nicely into the normal range. Over the week of monitoring my BP was just fine. You have to be very careful when and where you test. White coats make my BP surge. Exercise, coffee, all sorts of stuff can give you a temporary spike. You need to relax and chill for a while to get a proper baseline reading [/QUOTE]
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