bp reading

We have our own machine, and last summer, when cutting down a huge hedge and had hay fever at the same time, I got the reading that I had an irregular heartbeat. Had an appointment with the practice nurse within hours, and then a hospital appointment within 3 hours. They gave me a test thingy where you have sticky pads on your chest, and 2 weeks later decided I had nothing wrong and it was most likely stress and the wrong kind of anti-histamine pills! And all this from a surgery that gets slagged off by some, and a hospital that has been in special measures twice and is again. The interesting thing is, someone told me that a gluten-free diet can help (!!) so I tried it and there was an immediate effect. I have gradually come off it, and touch wood have had no further symptoms.

Hey MawBroon don't knock it till you've tried it! DH will do anything to win. He slathers himself in lavender oil and goes for a lie down first sometimes, anything to win. We can't do it any more as he's now on meds that lower BP anyway. I miss our evenings of fun with the BP machine. Sigh.

I'm diabetic so I test my glucose level daily and also take 2 blood pressure readings . I add them to a spreadsheet that gives me a monthly average and when I see the GP those are the figures he uses as they're more reliable than a one off .

jane10you do know how to live!!!
I can only assume there really is NOTHING on the telly!

Does your BP drop when u have a hypo?

Holby! Stupid phone autocorrecting again.

I remember to take mine during Holy. Something about the medical atmosphere always reminds me.
DH is very competitive. On evenings with nothing much on TV we do best of 3 on the BP machine! Simple 21st century fun.

I had one random high reading a month or so ago, an appointment made straight away for another check two weeks later and happily that one was fine.
It did however highlight that my blood pressure hadn't been checked for five years - I won't let that happen again - I have to have annual blood tests for a thyroid problem I will be asking for a blood pressure reading at the same time

BP readings are very prone to being affected my 'White coat syndrome'.....i.e. they go a bit high in the surgery.
If your doctor has not questioned it - you probably have nothing to worry about. Mine went through the roof when I was having something else done......Doctor got me to keep a BP diary for 10days......we have a machine at home for OH.....we then looked at the overall measurements and the Dr was happy.
One single reading is pretty pointless.

You can buy your own BP machine at Boots or online. I have white coat syndrome so always high at the Dr's.
I was told about BP machines by practice nurse and send in readings when required.
Oddly enough my BP plummeted after I retired!

luckygirl That is what she said,she took it twice and the reading above was the lower one.

I would be happy with that reading

What did doc/nurse say? Were they happy with it? Sometimes BP goes up under stress of having it taken!!