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Wednesday, May 28, 2008 ~ 6 Comments

Just a quick one as I’m back from the doctors where my blood pressure (after 4 weeks of increasing amounts of an ACE inhibitor) is now 144/86.

The upper number (systolic) is easily changed, run up a flight of stairs and it’ll rise. Sit still for 20 minutes and it will fall. The lower number (diatolic) is harder to change so that’s the one I was focusing on, so I was delighted to see it well below 100.

Considering the readings that started all this were 196/122 then it’s fair to say that the downward trend is favourable.

Phew.

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Comments (6)

LyleMay 28th, 2008 at 11:30 am

Well done on dropping the levels that far – I’m impressed!

Ian DMay 28th, 2008 at 12:46 pm

Big improvement. Well done!

wee sisMay 28th, 2008 at 4:17 pm

Nice one Bro! It’s good to see that the effort with your diet for past month has paid off… and all the pills!

PeggyMay 28th, 2008 at 9:07 pm

As time goes by those numbers should just keep dropping too. Well done!

ChameleonMay 28th, 2008 at 10:11 pm

So glad to hear it Gordon!

gillianMay 28th, 2008 at 10:19 pm

great news!

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