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Somewhere In The Ether…

Ow do good folks 👍🏻

Right - A serious post from me for a change.

I read a news story the other day in which a doctor was recommending that every household should invest in a blood pressure monitor - which I wholeheartedly agree to be a highly judicious decision.

Do you presently own one?

Do you regularly monitor your blood pressure?

Are you generally spot on, high or else low? (I won’t ask for specific readings as that’s overly personal information)

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By *iss_Juicy79Woman
2 weeks ago

Edinburgh

I've had mine over a year so glad I got one and only cost me 15 quid

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By *ershamMan
2 weeks ago

_ersham

I own a blood pressure monitor and check regularly my blood pressure is high sometimes but borderline mostly

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By *vaRose43Woman
2 weeks ago

Forest of Dean

We have one because my husband needs to do daily readings. I’m usually on the low side unless I’m particularly excited and then it’s normal

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By *oodmessMan
2 weeks ago

yumsville

"We have one because my husband needs to do daily readings. I’m usually on the low side unless I’m particularly excited and then it’s normal "

Same with me... bit annoying really

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By *a LunaWoman
2 weeks ago

South Wales

My mum has one so it’s there if I want to use it.

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By *arakiss12TV/TS
2 weeks ago

Bedford

I have one, my bloods been boiling since 1978 and 1986 when we had to sell the family home.

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By *lynJMan
2 weeks ago

Morden

Yes I have one. I should use it more than I do because I'm on beta blockers.

My watch estimates my blood pressure and it's usually in the ideal range. It occasionally blips to high but only for one reading.

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By *teve3663Man
2 weeks ago

ashington

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By *teve3663Man
2 weeks ago

ashington

I’m on various pills for this very reason…I hate getting old 56 this year and bits are already starting to fail me…😔

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By *viatrixWoman
2 weeks ago

Redhill

We do have a ood pressure momitor but don’t use it as much as we should.

Through my recent hospital stay, i saw that my blood pressure has gone back to mormal levels now, after having been on the threshold-normal-to-high bit for a while.

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By *ensualtongue2023Man
2 weeks ago

furnace

No don’t have one

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By *orny PTMan
2 weeks ago

Peterborough

Yes and no. Are you at risk? As someone with breathing difficulties I've be given peak flow meters and my Garmin watch GPS/HR monitor was used to prove I didn't have exercise induced asthma, but dysfunctional breath, which led to a proper first time in-hospital function test. No more ineffective inhalers!

The ability to monitor your own normal and build a bigger picture must be taken seriously and this is why diabetics monitor their own sugar levels and can have a rueal time update on what's going on in their own body. CPAP machines have watch and phone based apps to monitor nocturnal breathing and choking events.

So yes, it's a great idea, if it's a health concern.

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
2 weeks ago

Central

I've had them for a few years and check regularly. I'm a little on the high side.

A clear way to lower mine would be to lose some weight but it's not an ideal time for me at present.

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By *ootylover25Man
2 weeks ago

Middlesbrough

Don't currently have one but got a free test done last week that flaged high blood pressure, that followed with a 24hr monitor going on and although it showed they my blood pressure is generally OK it has flagged that I have arrhythmia

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By *parkle1974Woman
2 weeks ago

Leeds

Being a nurse, I have just about every medical instrument, blood pressure machine, oximeter etc...

My blood pressure is usually quite low though last week shot up to 144/100...safe to say, I ended up being a in patient for 5 days

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By *ickshawedCouple
2 weeks ago

Wolverhampton

No we don't have one. We both have low blood pressure. Though I did get mine checked after my dad's high blood pressure led to a heart attack a couple of years back (he's in good shape now). If it's a worry in the future I might consider it, but we're fine for now

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By *oeBeansMan
2 weeks ago

Derby

My family seems predisposed to having high blood pressure (although that could be the copious amounts of Indian food!) so we do have one and although I don't monitor it too regularly, the times that I have, it's been pretty normal

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By *icecouple561Couple
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2 weeks ago

East Sussex

We have one but I never use it. My smart watch measures mine but I rarely look at that either

I have a yearly check at the gp where it's consistently low

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By *ealitybitesMan
2 weeks ago

Belfast

I bought one last year and use it every couple of months.

I bought a new smart watch recently which claimed to be able to check my BP but it was giving ridiculously high readings so I use both it and the BP monitor and there was a vast difference.

I wouldn't trust the watch.

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By *punk n gushCouple
2 weeks ago

deal

Yes we have one have to check regularly as I have exceptionally high blood pressure due to having a serious health condition

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By *9alMan
2 weeks ago

Bridgend

I have one but dont use it as often as I should, I have had high blood pressure for 20 years & on loads of medication for it

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By *layfull pairingCouple
2 weeks ago

Bristol

Should get one really but so many things get me worked up (from hot women to shit news on the telly) that I’m sure it will always read as high..

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By *icecouple561Couple
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2 weeks ago

East Sussex

"I bought one last year and use it every couple of months.

I bought a new smart watch recently which claimed to be able to check my BP but it was giving ridiculously high readings so I use both it and the BP monitor and there was a vast difference.

I wouldn't trust the watch. "

Nor would I. The reading at the surgery is significantly different

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By *ensuallover1000 OP Man
2 weeks ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

I’m pleased to hear that so many of you have them 👍🏻

I think they are a brilliant tool, even if one checks only every once in a while; after all, it’s better to be safe than sorry as the colloquialism goes 😃

Is it just me though, who absolutely hates the way they tighten?

Gawd! - It feels like it’s never going to let up and will crush my arm to a pulp 😵‍💫😵‍💫

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By *wingingphil69Man
2 weeks ago

castleford

High bp here got monitor take bp tablets it’s under control check it weekly unless doctors MOT is nearing.

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By *orthern StarsCouple
2 weeks ago

Durham

Yes we have one. I use it occasionally when I remember.

Ruby

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
2 weeks ago

BRIDPORT

No, I don’t have one. They do my blood pressure when I go in for my yearly checkup, they also weigh me, which is the only time I get weighed.

They always tell me what the blood pressure numbers are, but I don’t have a clue what they mean, as long as they know what’s what they will let me know if there is a problem I’m sure.

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By *ustamanMan
2 weeks ago

weymouth

Yes had it ages, used to be on the low side of normal now it's just normal

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By *loomy GirlWoman
2 weeks ago

leicester

I have high blood pressure but I don’t monitor it and doc didn’t suggest any medication.

There’s a monitor at work if I want to use it.

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By *rAitchMan
2 weeks ago

Diagonally Parked in a Parallel Universe

I have one, as my blood pressure is at the top end of normal for non-diabetics, but as a diabetic, they want to keep an eye on it and am also on BP meds, too.

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By *atnip make me purrWoman
2 weeks ago

Reading

I do because I have postural hypotension so need to keep an eye on it.

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By *atnip make me purrWoman
2 weeks ago

Reading

"I bought one last year and use it every couple of months.

I bought a new smart watch recently which claimed to be able to check my BP but it was giving ridiculously high readings so I use both it and the BP monitor and there was a vast difference.

I wouldn't trust the watch. "

Yeah there isn't a watch that can accurately measure bp yet. I looked into it.

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By *otterabzMan
2 weeks ago

Ellon

Have one which I use now and then. On meds for high blood pressure

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By *eroLondonMan
2 weeks ago

Mayfair

I recently bought an "Omron™ M4 Intelli IT" blood pressure monitor and it's brilliant.

I've only recently been diagnosed with slightly 'elevated' high blood pressure and prescribed Ramipril™, so the Omron is an extremely useful device, with Bluetooth and an app to record/sync all my readings with my phone and Google/Fitbit scores.

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By *obilebottomMan
2 weeks ago

All over

"I recently bought an "Omron™ M4 Intelli IT" blood pressure monitor and it's brilliant.

That's the same I have. No particular reason but just in case

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By *etwife8230Couple
2 weeks ago

Newport

Ohh Ramipril gave me a terrible cough for about a year ,keep an eye out x

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By *esYesOMGYes!Man
2 weeks ago

M20

I don’t own one. I have low blood pressure which my Dr put down to having cycled in my youth and me working with power tools above my head a lot of my working life.

On another related note, we now know that the salt/BP connection is a recessive gene so it only applies to a third of us. Most of us should not fear a salty diet at all.

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By *sWyldWoman
2 weeks ago

Edinburgh

I've been on BP medication for years. I have a monitor and every so often have to send my GP some readings.

They like to keep an eye on me.

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