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Re: Blood pressure
Postby Nobody » Thu Oct 18, 2018 6:16 pm
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Re: Blood pressure
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Re: Blood pressure
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Re: Blood pressure
Postby warthog1 » Sun Oct 21, 2018 3:56 pm
That's betterfoo on patrol wrote:Just did a 38klm at a fare rate of knots 128/82 bpm106.
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Re: Blood pressure
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Re: Blood pressure
Postby Nobody » Sun Oct 21, 2018 6:05 pm
More importantly, what is your BP with normal hydration? Like 24 hours or more after a ride.foo on patrol wrote:Just did a 38klm at a fare rate of knots 128/82
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Re: Blood pressure
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Re: Blood pressure
Postby nickobec » Mon Oct 22, 2018 1:12 am
normally my left arm reads higher +10 than the right, as it has a few extra bits of stainless steel.
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Re: Blood pressure
Postby find_bruce » Fri Oct 26, 2018 12:32 pm
The stress test was far less stressful than I had been led to believe - I was chatting to the Dr all the way through, even at 90% of max - stopped because Dr had what he needed & I don't like running. Nowhere near as hard as climbing Bobo or Akuna Bay.cyclotaur wrote:I had some 'other issues' around 50yo and went for a stress test. In fact stress/anxiety was my issue, and it was giving me palpitations and slightly raised BP, as it turned out.find_bruce wrote:Sadly it seems there may be other issues going on so I am off for a stress test next week. It seems they have no bike so I am going to have to run on a treadmill
I couldn't run due to a knee injury, but walked the treadmill into the ground for 15 mins and they said "nothing wrong with you cardio-vascular wise" - in fact they were pleased to have someone who could throw up a decent result rather than the elderly and frail patients they usually tested. This was well before I began regular riding as well. Hopefully you'll have a good result on the test.
Pay some attention to diet/exercise and try to factor OUT stress causes, and life is much better.
Dr wasn't worried about the minor blockage identified in the CT, but do have to take a statin (rosuvastatin) - nothing unusual for an overweight 50yo bloke.
I keep telling myself its time to lose weight, but that's mainly so I can keep up with my brother on climbs.
Yet to be told to drop coffee - remembered not to have a double espresso prior to the stress test - so keeping my fingers crossedwarthog1 wrote:I like my coffee too.
Already dropped it back to 2 cups a day max from 4 or 5
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Re: Blood pressure
Postby Nobody » Sun Feb 16, 2020 9:52 pm
So it has been a while since this first post. So how's the BP going now? Better I hope.
Below was from my most recent measurement in hospital. As can be seen, my systolic has gone down quite a bit over the years. In the earlier years I never thought I'd see it below 110 while hydrated. It took 6 years, but the full effect of the long term diet change finally got it there.
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Re: Blood pressure
Postby warthog1 » Sun Feb 16, 2020 11:13 pm
Nowhere near as good as yours.Nobody wrote: ↑Sun Feb 16, 2020 9:52 pm
So it has been a while since this first post. So how's the BP going now? Better I hope.
Below was from my most recent measurement in hospital. As can be seen, my systolic has gone down quite a bit over the years. In the earlier years I never thought I'd see it below 110 while hydrated. It took 6 years, but the full effect of the long term diet change finally got it there.
Had a systolic of 115 when very relaxed.
120/80 is a good one for me.
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Re: Blood pressure
Postby Nobody » Mon Feb 17, 2020 3:23 pm
If you're still chasing a better diet, it might still continue to improve over the years too.
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Re: Blood pressure
Postby warthog1 » Wed Feb 19, 2020 9:10 pm
My daughter still lives at home and is still a vegetarian.
Diet has improved as a result.
Prob will always eat some meat, not much red meat though.
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Re: Blood pressure
Postby ColinOldnCranky » Wed Feb 19, 2020 9:35 pm
I'm not surprised, it has been a constant gripe of mine for the last couple of decades.Nobody wrote: ↑Wed Oct 17, 2018 3:16 pmWe all need to standardise how we measure BP. Otherwise we can't really compare.warthog1 wrote:Post yours
Mine recently hit 135/100 (whilst standing) on 2/10/18
Here is the AHA guide to measuring. For a start, it says one should be sitting with the back supported.
Being a medical professional I'm surprised to hear you reporting readings lying down, or standing.
While I've got youo Wartho1, maybe you can clear up a question for me.
Under advice from my carrdiologist I measure my BP daily (home monitor). I always do so with the cuff on the same arm .
The link you posted doesn't mention anything about that. Is there any advantage, small or more, to always cuff the same arm?
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Re: Blood pressure
Postby warthog1 » Wed Feb 19, 2020 10:45 pm
I am no GP Colin, that was Nobody's link.ColinOldnCranky wrote: ↑Wed Feb 19, 2020 9:35 pmI'm not surprised, it has been a constant gripe of mine for the last couple of decades.Nobody wrote: ↑Wed Oct 17, 2018 3:16 pmWe all need to standardise how we measure BP. Otherwise we can't really compare.warthog1 wrote:Post yours
Mine recently hit 135/100 (whilst standing) on 2/10/18
Here is the AHA guide to measuring. For a start, it says one should be sitting with the back supported.
Being a medical professional I'm surprised to hear you reporting readings lying down, or standing.
While I've got youo Wartho1, maybe you can clear up a question for me.
Under advice from my carrdiologist I measure my BP daily (home monitor). I always do so with the cuff on the same arm .
The link you posted doesn't mention anything about that. Is there any advantage, small or more, to always cuff the same arm?
I guess if you are establishing a long term trend you would want to use the same arm and at a similar time of the day whilst relaxed and as Nobody points out the same preferably seated posture to minimise variables.
I can get minor differences between arms personally but usually do the left just because I am right handed and it is easier to put on with my right hand.
I haven't been taught if the left or right should be different or researched it.
Pre hospital we just pick the arm without the injury, AV fistula or other anatomical/medical reason to avoid.
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Re: Blood pressure
Postby Nobody » Thu Feb 20, 2020 1:01 pm
Thanks for the link. For those who don't want to read it, the last line of the conclusion reads:
However, the findings provide support for using sequential measurements from the same arm rather than simultaneous measurements from the 2 arms for validating monitors.
I don't know if it helps Colin, but I always nominate my right arm for testing, to get consistency.
Mine are done professionally about every 6 months or less by either the hospital machine (last one) or manually by my GP (which usually read lower than the machine). What that testing has taught me is that BP can be changed. But just like it takes years to increase, so it also takes years to decrease. So unless I was monitoring a medication level, it would be almost pointless for me to test BP more regularly than every 6 months.
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Re: Blood pressure
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Re: Blood pressure
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