Tag Archives: blood pressure

No, not a beard and moustache, I’m not a Navy boy. I just managed my three BP readings for today. Almost a cause for celebration 😀 I’m fairly happy with these. Whether the GP will be or not remains to … Continue reading →

But morning and mid-afternoon are pretty much where I expect. It’s kind of reassuring when readings are consistent, but not so great that I’m starting to struggle once my BP gets down into the 140s.

Forgot the evening reading again, but the morning reading was pretty much where I now expect it to be. My body just can’t cope with 114/80 though.

Another day, another forgotten reading in the evening, but I can at least cope with 140. It’s not enjoyable, but it doesn’t leave me completely wasted. Just mostly 😀

Getting close to the limit in the morning, a hideous drop in the afternoon which I did mostly spend lying on the sofa, either awake, daydreaming or asleep, and then I forgot in the evening.

Not the National Honey Show 🙂 The National Health Service. At our last meeting my GP said that I should go for an ECG and an ultrasound scan of my kidneys. I thought he was going to organise the former … Continue reading →

The first (morning) reading, that is. The plummet to 136 (which seems to be a popular afternoon reading) is just too much. Then I forgot to do the evening one.

Then it all went downhill from there 🙁 I felt so awful in the afternoon. Second reading is before lunch again, third is after.

Not far off 200 first thing 🙁 And then a drop all the way down to the 120s in a matter of hours — the second reading is pre-lunch and the third post-lunch. This is really quite punishing. At these … Continue reading →

Another difficult day with an afternoon reading of 136 again. At least the morning readings seem to have stabilised below 200, though I suspect the GP is still not going to be happy with one that high. (Ok, so I … Continue reading →