Blood Pressure : The problem of blood pressure is becoming common today. A research was done 5 years ago in 2018. According to this research, one out of every five people in our country is in the grip of high blood pressure. It can be estimated from this that how fast the problem of high BP is increasing in the country. High blood pressure is the biggest risk factor in heart related diseases. High BP is also called Hypertension. It is known as silent killer. Usually there is no visible symptom of this disease. However, by correcting lifestyle and food, this problem can be controlled.
Are you making mistake in measuring BP at home?
High BP patients are advised to take medicine on time. Not only this, they are also told to keep an eye on blood pressure readings from time to time. If patients regularly check BP, then it becomes easy to control the disease. The advantage of this is that there is no need to go to the doctor again and again and you also remain healthy. Most people keep a BP measuring machine at home. Keep checking your blood pressure from time to time. But if you make some mistakes while checking home BP, then the readings can also come wrong. Let us know the correct way to measure BP at home.
Don’t make 6 mistakes while checking blood pressure
1. Check BP at least 2 hours after having food. BP should be measured at least 30 minutes after exercising, drinking caffeinated drinks, tea-coffee, smoking cigarettes.
2. Should not talk while checking blood pressure. This can cause the reading to go up and down. That’s why before checking BP, one should sit relaxed for some time, then check blood pressure.
3. Apply the BP reading cuff on the skin, applying it on the cloth will not give the correct reading.
4. Whenever you check BP, try to keep your arm at the level of the heart. You can rest your arms on the handle of the chair or on the table.
5. Do not measure BP more than once in one hand before five minutes. Take blood pressure readings in both hands. The hand whose reading is more, consider it as the correct reading. BP readings can vary at different times of the day. So try to measure BP at the same time.
6. According to a research, blood pressure should be measured 3 times in a gap of 3 minutes. By doing this, the reading of BP comes correct. That’s why it should not be considered correct by taking the reading of blood pressure only once.
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