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Benefits of Measuring Your Own Blood Pressure

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Benefits of Measuring Your Own Blood Pressure

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  1. BenefitsofMeasuringYourOwnBloodPressure OnlyaBlood Pressure Monitorcanconstantlymonitoryourbloodpressure.Therearemanytypesandmodelsofbloodpressuremonitors,sochoosecarefully.Monitoryourbloodpressurethroughoutthedayifyouhavehighbloodpressure.Soyoucanactivelycareforyourhealthandeasilydeterminewhattreatmentyouneed. Digitalbloodpressuremonitorsareaffordableandeasytouse.Whenyoubuyone,visityourdoctorsohecanshowyouhowtouseit.Thisisnecessarytoavoidinaccuratemeasurements.Bloodpressuremeasurementsvaryforeveryone,sodon'tbealarmedifsomeofyoursarehigh;thisisnormal.Ifthesehighresultskeeprepeating,callyourdoctorimmediately.It'stypicalforbloodpressuremonitorreadingstobelowerthanusualonoccasion.Ifyouwantaccurateresults,sitonahardsurfacewhilemeasuring. Remember,measuringyourbloodpressureathomeistolowerit.Thispatientself-measurementoccursoutsideaclinicalenvironment.BloodPressuremonitoringhelpsdoctorsdetectandmanagehypertensionwhileincludingpeople.Thismethodimproveshypertensionpatients'adherenceandhealth. Self-measuredbloodpressurepredictscardiovascularmorbidityandmortalitybetterthanofficeBP.Bloodmeasurementismoreaccuratethanofficebloodpressurereadingsfordiagnosingandtreatinghypertension.Self-measurementsprovidemoreBPreadingsoveramoreextendedperiod,whichismoreaccurate. Usingmoredependablebloodpressurereadingsmakesyoulesslikelytomisdiagnoseapatientwithpersistenthypertensionwhentheyhave"whitecoathypertension."Thisnotionpertainstoassessinghypertensioncontrol.Moreaccurateanddependablereadingsallowdoctorstodetermineapatient'santihypertensivemedication.Ifit'snotcontrolled,adoctorcanactmorequicklysinceseveralreadingsoverseveraldaysaremoretrustworthythanafewmeasurementsduringasingleofficevisit. TheBest Blood Pressure Monitorthatcouldbeusedfromthecomfortofyourhome. Howtocheckyourbloodpressure? Sinceyourbloodpressurechangesthroughouttheday,it’sagoodideatotakeitatleasttwice. Takingyourbloodpressuremultipletimesthroughoutthedayensuresyou’regettinganaccuratereading. Choosingtimesthatworkforyou Thebesttimesofdaytotakeyourbloodpressuredependonyouandyourdailyroutine.It’simportanttopicktimesthatyoucansticktoeveryday.

  2. Takingyourbloodpressureatthesametimeeachdayiskeytounderstandingyourbloodpressure.Itcanhelpmakesurethatthereadingsyoutakearen’taffectedbytheeventsofyourday.Takingyourbloodpressureatthesametimeeachdayiskeytounderstandingyourbloodpressure.Itcanhelpmakesurethatthereadingsyoutakearen’taffectedbytheeventsofyourday. • Youcanselecttimeswhenyouknowyou’llbehomeandareunlikelytobeinterrupted.Forexample,youcouldcheckyourbloodpressurebeforeyouleaveforworkwhenyougethomefromwork,andbeforebed. • Factorsthatcanaffectyourreadings • Thereareafewgeneralrulestobeawareofwhenitcomestotimingyourbloodpressurereading. • Forexample,it’snotagoodideatotakeyourbloodpressureimmediatelyafteryouwakeup,asthismaynotgiveyouthemostaccuratereading.Instead,aimtocheckitwhenyou’vebeenupforabouthalfanhour. • It’salsobestnottowaituntilafterbreakfastandyourmorningcoffeesincebothfoodandcaffeineTrustedsourcescanraiseyourbloodpressure.Ideally,morningbloodpressurecanbetakenafteryoubrushyourteeth,shower,andgetdressedbutbeforeyoueatorleaveforwork. • Foodandcaffeinearen’ttheonlythingsthatcancauseyourbloodpressuretospike.Thereareseveralothereverydaythingsthatcanmakeyourbloodpressurerise. • Nomatterwhattimeofdayyoutakeyourbloodpressure,it’sbesttoavoidthesethingsforatleasthalfanhourbeforeyoutakeareading: • smokingorusingtobacco • exercising • consumingalcohol • It’salsoagoodideatotakeyourbloodpressurewitharecentlyemptiedbladder.Thus,thebloodpressuremonitorsinIndiameasuredfromthecomfortoftheirhomesthushelpsinreducingbloodpressure.

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