| My blood pressure ran higher when I was pre-DX, but suffering from the symptoms [which I didn't recognize at the time]. I typically was 155/90, but hit as high as 170/95. I weighed less than 160 pounds -- not exactly overweight for a 5'11" person.
With BG in range, I'm find myself around 140/80 if I skip a day (20 mg) of Benicar. With the Benicar, my numbers come at or below 130/75 -- usually around 120/70. I get headaches when my BP hits 135/80 or so.
I need to get back to exercising to see if I can drop my BP the right way. Once upon a time, I was 110/65 all day long...
Despite being told by hospital (where DX happened) staff that hyperglycemia cannot cause hypertension, I observed a correlation. When I was in ICU with all the monitoring, I could watch my BP rise and fall with BG.
__________________ Eddy
DXed 2007/04 = advanced-stage DKA, A1c of 12.9%, and BMI of 21.3
post-DX A1c = 5.4% @ 2008/07; 5.2% @ 2008/04; 5.3% @ 2007/12; 5.3% @ 2007/08
c-peptide = 0.0% @ 2008/07
current BMI = 26.0 (86kg on 182cm); want to get back to 23-24
basal = 4U human N @ 0630, 7U human N @ 1130, 7U human N @ 1630, 17U detemir @ 2030
bolus = 1:15 I:C ratio; varying mix of aspart, human R, human N
not a low-CHO eater... not even close!
last updated 2008/08/26 - playing with daytime basal again!
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