I'm with Oldvatr on this one. Take along a friend who can ride shotgun and intervene if necessary. Just knowing that you have someone in your corner can make all the difference to how you feel and can also make a DN modify their behaviour. Warn the surgery in advance that you are bringing a friend and be prepared to insist that your friend stays with you. Brief your friend in advance as to what outcomes you expect and try to get in first!
I have been both the friend and the befriended with good effect. All the best for tomorrow - it is your appointment and it is about you and what you want.
This bp reading is worthless, as you were stressed (to put it mildly) by the consultation. To ask you to start a bp lowering med on the basis of that test is insanity! The white coat effect in raising bp readings is well known and acknowledged in main stream medical literature.Average bp 155/85 (apparently it should be under 120/80
When my husband's bp was high, they gave him a 24-hr monitor to wear and the average reading was fine. As you say, one shouldn't be put on bp lowering meds after one reading, especially when stressed!This bp reading is worthless, as you were stressed (to put it mildly) by the consultation. To ask you to start a bp lowering med on the basis of that test is insanity! The white coat effect in raising bp readings is well known and acknowledged in main stream medical literature.
For a more accurate reading you might want to get your own bp monitor to use at home.
Congratulations on surviving the consultation and keeping your cool!
Still, I daresay you were feeling quite stressed when you took those readings, knowing you were going to be "judged" on them? I don't think there is great urgency to start bg lowering meds. I would take my time, research possible side effects, ask around.It wasnt one blood pressure reading, it was my average from taking two readings a day, at home, for a week.
You got through it! And you didn’t lose your temper or hit her!! So extremely well done. I know from experience how hard this must have been. In 6 months time you can always agree to the meds and then not take them Or ask for the lowest dose possible. It’s your choice. My aunt does similar with statins, she takes them every other day! No one has noticed! I would be very pleased with HbA1c of 52 after long COVID and you were obviously politely assertive enough to get a print out of your test results. Fantastic results for kidneys and liver. I think you’re a winner. XxxIt wasnt one blood pressure reading, it was my average from taking two readings a day, at home, for a week. They dont lend out blood pressure monitors, so I had to buy one.
@Alexandra100 and @pre-predb
Well done on your kidney and liver function I have only had 1 appointment so for and I couldn't understand my doctor ps love your pictureIt went better than I thought, but then, my bar was low. I dont feel heard about my weight and how little I eat, although she did acknowledge that I must be doing something right to be diet controlled for 10 years. She wanted me to take bp tablets, saying that diabetics need to be under 120/80. I declined. She wanted me to take empaglifozin or Ozempic as my Hba1c is a bit high at 52. I have some time to think about it. I was not heard about how exercise affects me, she simply wouldnt accept how i get wiped out after even short walks. The surgery have no record of my covid in April 2020 or how ill I felt for the next 14 months. It was before testing so it isnt recorded, apparently, as I cant prove it. She looked like she didnt believe I have been eating 1200 cals or less a day for 5-6 years, but said nothing. I go back in 6 months, after my liver tests are finished and I have seen the liver consultant. My liver and kidney functions are normal again, thank goodness. I managed to keep calm, but am left feeling unbelieved and as if I should be trying harder somehow, to avoid medications. I had to ask several times, but left with a print out of all my test results. My surgery is still not online. I am in Wales. Phew!!!
Cholesterol (fasting) 5.7
trigs 1.6
HDL 1.57
Ratio: 3.6
LDL 4.1
cant remember if that is good or bad.
HbA1c 52
Kidney function great, liver function back to normal
Average bp 155/85 (apparently it should be under 120/80
: )))
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