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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Diet only
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Whelks,winkles... All crustaceous seafood except prawns. Can't do crab.lobster or scallops.
Don't like the way they are killed and cooked. Save our Scallops. SOS !!!
Also HATE evaporated milk.
I haven't taken my blood pressure for about 3 weeks.
When I first got my monitor I was checking everyday and as my results are always about the same I haven't been checking so much recently.
I just checked it putting the cuff on my left arm as usual and it came up at 140 over 81.
My heart sank as this was the result when I had my blood pressure done at my first meeting with my Diabetic nurse back in June.
That's why I bought the monitor as I thought that was a bit high and my first reading was 125 over 80 which I was much happier with.
Someone on here mentioned the higher reading could have been due to 'white coat syndrome'. That sounded possible as I always seem to get a bit stressed when I see my doctor.
Anyway,I thought I would try my right arm. (My nurse always does my right arm anyway) And this time it was 131 over 81.
Obviously I am happier with that reading but I have always used my left arm as I'm sure I read somewhere that your heart is on the left so you should test using your left arm.
Which arm do you use?
I am a bit confused over this.
Lloyds monitor. Cheap but good and came 2nd in a Which review against a much more expensive machine.( Came 2nd in accuracy)
When I first got my monitor I was checking everyday and as my results are always about the same I haven't been checking so much recently.
I just checked it putting the cuff on my left arm as usual and it came up at 140 over 81.
My heart sank as this was the result when I had my blood pressure done at my first meeting with my Diabetic nurse back in June.
That's why I bought the monitor as I thought that was a bit high and my first reading was 125 over 80 which I was much happier with.
Someone on here mentioned the higher reading could have been due to 'white coat syndrome'. That sounded possible as I always seem to get a bit stressed when I see my doctor.
Anyway,I thought I would try my right arm. (My nurse always does my right arm anyway) And this time it was 131 over 81.
Obviously I am happier with that reading but I have always used my left arm as I'm sure I read somewhere that your heart is on the left so you should test using your left arm.
Which arm do you use?
I am a bit confused over this.
Lloyds monitor. Cheap but good and came 2nd in a Which review against a much more expensive machine.( Came 2nd in accuracy)