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<blockquote data-quote="Diamattic" data-source="post: 919984" data-attributes="member: 138639"><p>Sadly diabetics fall under a stricter BP guidleline. So a 'normal' reading for a 'normal person' may be 'high' for a T1D.</p><p></p><p>However, if you are newly diagnosed at 30 you run the risk of having had T1D for a while undiagnosed, which may have caused damage to the kidneys since no one knew what was happening. So seeing a reading that is 'high' would prompt doctors to want to figure out exactly why its high, as T1D do run a risk of kidney damage but also cardiovascular problems. So keeping BP in check is almost as important as keeping glucose levels in check.</p><p></p><p>I think people who have a family history of high BP typically start seeing the signs in their 30s, and honestly i would rather be on meds in my 30s and have good levels then be running high in my 30s just to go on meds in my 40s...</p><p></p><p>The sooner they figure it out, the sooner they can start treating it, which means the less damage it will ultimately do...</p><p></p><p>I am not a doctor (but you can do research online), but i have found taking Magnesium supplements have lowered my blood pressure a noticeable amount. I bought a bottle of magnesium pills on the drug store over the counter and take one every couple days, or sometimes i just take hot bath with epsom salts instead! I also bought a home BP monitor and test every now and again to ensure my levels are normal (just follow the guidelines - sit with feet flat on the floor, wait silently and calmly for 2-5min prior to test, test with arm out and cuff at heart elevation, take 3 readings in succession and use the average)</p><p></p><p>BP is something that will raise when just thinking you have high blood pressure, or through the stress of the testing process. So you have to relax and let go of the stress and see what the numbers actually are.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Diamattic, post: 919984, member: 138639"] Sadly diabetics fall under a stricter BP guidleline. So a 'normal' reading for a 'normal person' may be 'high' for a T1D. However, if you are newly diagnosed at 30 you run the risk of having had T1D for a while undiagnosed, which may have caused damage to the kidneys since no one knew what was happening. So seeing a reading that is 'high' would prompt doctors to want to figure out exactly why its high, as T1D do run a risk of kidney damage but also cardiovascular problems. So keeping BP in check is almost as important as keeping glucose levels in check. I think people who have a family history of high BP typically start seeing the signs in their 30s, and honestly i would rather be on meds in my 30s and have good levels then be running high in my 30s just to go on meds in my 40s... The sooner they figure it out, the sooner they can start treating it, which means the less damage it will ultimately do... I am not a doctor (but you can do research online), but i have found taking Magnesium supplements have lowered my blood pressure a noticeable amount. I bought a bottle of magnesium pills on the drug store over the counter and take one every couple days, or sometimes i just take hot bath with epsom salts instead! I also bought a home BP monitor and test every now and again to ensure my levels are normal (just follow the guidelines - sit with feet flat on the floor, wait silently and calmly for 2-5min prior to test, test with arm out and cuff at heart elevation, take 3 readings in succession and use the average) BP is something that will raise when just thinking you have high blood pressure, or through the stress of the testing process. So you have to relax and let go of the stress and see what the numbers actually are. [/QUOTE]
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