Hope it goes well for you. I’d be interested to know how you get on.OK cheers Hap - looking forward to getting the medication now but awaiting a call from the Doc's for an appointment.
I didn't have a beer last weekend and I won't this weekend either, to try get it down a bit.
One of my drivers for becoming vegan (have I mentioned that at all?) was that I really worried about developing diabetes. Not for any reason other than the vast amounts of chocolate/sweets I used to consume. Knocking gelatine and milk chocolate on the head has put a lot of those concerns to rest. I do have dark chocolate occasionally but I don't crave it in anywhere near the same way.Get your blood sugar levels checked high bp and diabetes are bedfellows in many cases
Thank youHope it goes well for you. I’d be interested to know how you get on.
I'm sure it will come down with Meds mateJust a heads up for the men over 40 that you might want to take up the NHS offer of a free blood pressure check at your local pharmacy.
I consider myself a pretty fit 45 year old (played 5 a side last night, will do an 8 mile run tomorrow) but I've checked mine and it was a very high 162 over 101 .
So I will need a doctors appointment and medication.
Good job I checked and I can now try to get it down.
My worst readings were 210 over something like 120 (I forget exactly). They don’t like these big numbers, for good reason, and yours is very high too, but sometimes it is just a temporary spike, or bad reading.I'm having tests regarding my heart at the moment.
Despite been on tablets my was reading 180/120..
Chlorestol 8.5 also
Had a Angiogram and have a Echocardiogram Monday so hopefully sorted..
The Chest Pain Started when we went one nil up against Sunderland funny enough.
Thankfully not too many exciting moments since lol
i was told slightly high?128/84 is totally normal isn't it?
You're right about genetics, I was 29 years old and went in for a doctor's appt about my vision becoming blurry, turns out I was in hypertensive crisis and rushed to hospital.Been a few threads on this and I think that's a good thing because it's really important to get it checked.
I had every test going. I'm fit for my age (43, my garmin reckons I'm in the top 25% fitness wise) and they couldn't find any underlying issue bar being slightly overweight. BP still high though. Sometimes it's just genetics.
If you know about you can do something about it. Even if it means taking a few pills.
If you don't that heart attack or stroke could be just around the corner......
The silent killer. Mine was 264 over 148, heart attack territory.
Caught by surprise because I’d lost over 14kg, always exercising and eating carefully. It’s genetic ontop everything.
I’m certain it affects my temper, if I ever flip my lid first thing my wife says is “are you still taking them tablets”