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LC and Blood pressure
HI, I have been checking my blood pressure in the machine at my local
supermarket since before I started LC. Since the first time it has gone down 15 points in both numbers the numbers this afternoon where 120/71 275/263/200 6' tall the machine has a label that says anything over 130/80 is high Am I ok? |
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LC and Blood pressure
Barlovento burbled across the ether:
HI, I have been checking my blood pressure in the machine at my local supermarket since before I started LC. Since the first time it has gone down 15 points in both numbers the numbers this afternoon where 120/71 275/263/200 6' tall the machine has a label that says anything over 130/80 is high Am I ok? Yes. Considering physical excercize, time of day, and emotional stress all affect blood pressure, the fact that you hit right in the normal range while out and about instead of calm and relaxed on your couch says to me that you're doing fine. -- revek www.geocities.com/tanirevek/LowCarb.html lowcarbing since June 2002 5'2" 41 F 165+/too much/size seven petite please Hi! I'm a shareware signature! Send $5 if you use me, send $10 for manual! |
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LC and Blood pressure
Barlovento wrote:
HI, I have been checking my blood pressure in the machine at my local supermarket since before I started LC. Since the first time it has gone down 15 points in both numbers the numbers this afternoon where 120/71 275/263/200 6' tall the machine has a label that says anything over 130/80 is high Am I ok? Yes you're ok, though I thought that anything over 140 is supposed to be high. 130 is still in the safe range. I'm not sure what the danger zone for the lower number is, but I know 80 is fine. Also, how big is your arm? That makes a difference. If you have a large arm, you should be using a large cuff, otherwise a small cuff on a big arm makes the reading higher and it's inaccurate. The blood pressure machines in stores are for average size arms. Check with your doctor. BTW, I've never had to tell a doctor to use a large cuff on me, but I have had to tell nurses and assistants because they don't seem to know this. Believe me, it makes a big difference. Monica -- ______________________________________ Started 01/20/04 362/332/250 ______________________________________ "First do no harm." - Hippocrates --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.614 / Virus Database: 393 - Release Date: 3/5/04 |
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