Despite my slight weight gain blip, it’s great to see that my blood pressure is doing just fine! I accidentally let myself run out of one of my blood pressure medications this week. It was a simple enough error, and a knock-on effect from the reduction in my BP meds I spoke about previously. I was prescribed a new 50mg dose of my other medication, but still had a batch of the 100mg tablets, and they have that handy little groove on the pills that makes it easy to just split the tablet in half by hand – so I’d been using those for weeks and so complete forgot about the fact that my other meds would be running out soon.
Anyway – I ordered my repeat prescription for the missing medication on Monday, having missed my dose that day, and it’s now Wednesday – so I’ve missed three doses.
Obviously, because of that, I’ve been concerned about my blood pressure, and checking more regularly than usual. This morning my readings were pretty good, but this evening I just checked again and they were even better. I usually take three readings in a row, with a 4-5 min gap between them as this gives the best overall indication of my BP. But in fact, this evenings readings were the three most consistent (ie closest together) that I’ve ever had! And I’ve been taking my blood pressure myself now for 2.5 years!
Reading 1 – 133/89 58 bpm
Reading 2 – 132/87 55 bpm
Reading 3 – 133/86 58 bpm
Those readings are rock solid – my systolic pressure – the first number – is very slightly above where it might ideally be. And the diastolic pressure – the second number should ideally be under 80. But considering I’ve missed three days medication, and I’m 20 hours into a 36 hour fast, those numbers are incredible! And the consistency even more so. Usually the first reading is quite high, and then the second two drop considerably since I’m generally sitting and consciously relaxing.
Also – well worth noting my resting heart rate range – between 55 and 58 bpm – which for someone my age is “athlete” territory! Given I’m diabetic and hypertensive, these are simply excellent readings, and well worth celebrating! 😊
A final note before I get too carried away – While I’m celebrating these results, I’m not advocating for anyone to skip their meds! This was a legitimate and unfortunate mistake, and I’ve been on the phone to my pharmacy today trying to hussle them along. They were expecting a delivery this afternoon so I’m hoping to get my prescription filled first thing tomorrow to get back on my full regime.
But this does suggest to me that I’m not too far away from being able to drop a second medication. If my readings had been under 130/80 I might even have suggested this to my GP. Every day I see results like this and I feel so validated and encouraged. I’m doing all the right things and the results speak for themselves.
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