Blood Pressure Device

[Tony]

Go to Walgeens and buy an automated Blood Pressure device. They are like $70.

117/73 latest like 5 minutes ago

Basically perfect.

If you are not normal like me, cut out salt, smokes, lose weight and exercise. Then you to can have blood pressure like me.

Get device and check daily.

[Corrigan]

you ever hit up the free ones in grocery stores?

[Tony]

you ever hit up the free ones in grocery stores?

Yes they are accurate as well. Problem is you have people behind you looking. That causes your BP to go up.

[Tony]

For the record, if you have high BP you can go on Meds. Vegas 1369 I believe posted a long post/blog on this in 2011, I can't remember but it rings a bell/

[chinamaniac]

408MIKE had me buy one of these when I was on some cocktail for weight loss, thanks for the reminder because the battery is dead

[BeerAndPoker]

You don't want to go on blood pressure meds if all possible for a lot of reasons but the main one is if they give you the wrong kind or you forget to take them even for just a day or two you can have a heart attack and die.

I've lost a few very close family members this way from blood pressure meds so if all possible do what you can to naturally lower your blood pressure.

[Tony]

408MIKE had me buy one of these when I was on some cocktail for weight loss, thanks for the reminder because the battery is dead

Those wrist are terribly inaccurate. Get a arm version.

[Sloppy Joe]

you ever hit up the free ones in grocery stores?

Yes they are accurate as well. Problem is you have people behind you looking. That causes your BP to go up.

I was told recently by a physician not to put too much stock into the offerings at grocery stores/drug stores. The automated ones may not grasp your arm correctly.

Bottomset is right about the need to check it frequently, as even a slightly elevated reading at the doctor can be the result of 'white coat syndrome'; the stress that some people experience when going to the doctor. Also, BP may fluctuate a lot between readings.

I recently did one at the grocery store and it was high. Worried, I went to the doctors. It was high there, too. I had blood work done and was given a clean bill of health; she told me to just get my own machine, as she suspected that it was psychosomatic due to anxiety issues.

She was right; I check it probably 3x/week and hover around 125/75.

Bottom line though, BP is not something to ignore. Get that shit right if you're off

[Tony]

High BP / Death is as follows:

1) High BP due to unregulated cholesterol

2) High BP due to not seeing a doctor

3) Overweight

4) Smoking

5) Binge Drinking

Those are the facts.

[gauchojake]

Tony I hope you have great health, but I'll be honest, if you stroked out and couldn't type I'd be just a little bit happier.

[Tony]

Tony I hope you have great health, but I'll be honest, if you stroked out and couldn't type I'd be just a little bit happier.

Hey pal, I have been in these parts since 2008. I am not going anywhere.

You'll be a fart in the wind before I leave.

[vegas1369]

For the record, if you have high BP you can go on Meds. Vegas 1369 I believe posted a long post/blog on this in 2011, I can't remember but it rings a bell/

Not me. I have never had high blood pressure and never made a post on the subject. However, I did post about having a kidney stone.

[Krypt]

May-Pac in t-minus 24 hrs and we're talkin bout blood pressure, blood pressure!?

[vegas1369]

May-Pac in t-minus 24 hrs and we're talkin bout blood pressure, blood pressure!?

This is what old people do, Krypt.

[Sanlmar]

May-Pac in t-minus 24 hrs and we're talkin bout blood pressure, blood pressure!?

This is what old people do, Krypt.

Married people send hair samples for chemical analysis on regular basis to check for traces of arsenic.