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Originally Posted by JediSurfer  Had my annual review at the diabetes clinic yesterday. All appears to be well apart from my blood pressure. The reading was 157/85. target range for a diabetic male is 140/80. The consultant wants me to have a reading taken once a week at my local GP's office. To see if I require meds. I DONT WANT MEDS.
My Blood pressure is normally around this level when ever I have been in the clinic and has always been a false alarm. Hospitals freak me out to the point where I wanna punch the doctor and run far far away. those places have always scared me. so my BP wil be high.
Gonna buy a BP monitor this morning so I can keep an eye on things. I am a little worried that after 29 years of diabetes this condition is finally taking its toll.
Not a favourable start to the year.
Any advice from those with high BP would be greatly appreciated.
Rich |
i was told exactly the same thing at my review in December my BP is always ***/80 something and they feel this is too high. wanted to start me on meds but i refused so its been agreed that by my next review i will have reduced my salt intake (which is already low), i'll have a 24HR BP machine to monitor my blood pressure for a day (did that last week waiting for a print out from my GP) but the major deciding factor is my urine test if they find protein ...even a trace of it...they said they would start me off on meds
not a good sign.
back to your actual question the best thing to do is reduce salt intake if you can get it as close to zero as possible you'll be sorted...try using a book call cooking without it shows you how to flavour you food without the need for any salt!
