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The Hypertension diary: Why morning readings have been lying to me! 馃搱
Following my diabetic check-up on Tuesday, my clinician asked me to keep a week-long morning and evening BP diary. It has been an incredibly eye-opening exercise. Normally, I only test in the morning. But looking at the full day’s data, I realized my morning readings are heavily impacted by the “morning surge.” As we wake…
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Blood pressure blues – but only temporary
The last two days I’ve had some weird and slightly worrying blood pressure readings. Tuesday: Wednesday: This is in contrast to my last readings, taken after my BP seemed to stabilise after I adjusted my medication. Two weeks ago: A jump of 10 points on systolic pressure isn’t awful in and of itself, but a…
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Blood pressure results signal success
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…
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Self-medicating – managing the downturns
In my last post, I was riding high on hitting the 10% clinical weight loss milestone and finishing my first 36-hour fast since the flu. I thought I was back on track. But as it turns out, the ‘Machine’ had one more lesson for me this weekend. While my flu was gone, the fainting spells…
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The 10% Milestone: Why being “too healthy” is not for the faint-hearted! 馃槒
So – I finally got to see my GP this evening. I鈥檒l admit, I was feeling a bit down in the dumps after those recent fainting spells, but it turns out the news is actually all good! I鈥檝e mentioned before that a major clinical target for diabetics is to lose 10% of their body weight.…
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Navigating Blood Pressure Peaks and Valleys
As I mentioned in my previous post, my blood pressure has been on a rollercoaster ride lately. Amid the chaos of impending relocation, I鈥檝e seen those numbers fluctuating wildly. Let鈥檚 take a peek at today鈥檚 readings (the top three, to be precise). The first reading this morning at 09:49 showed a modest elevation: 121/74. Essentially,…
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