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5 Blood Pressure Monitoring Mistakes You do at Home

Your blood pressure controlling pills might be going in vain just because of these mistakes. Checking your blood pressure at home is all good โ€“ until you see horrible results just because of tiny mistakes. Letโ€™s have a look at them.

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  • ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜‚๐—ฝ. This practice is like deceiving yourself. The reason is your cortisol levels are high upon waking up. It can make your blood pressure readings appear higher. A full bladder in the morning can further make the reading faulty. To avoid it, you can assign a fixed time to your monitoring.ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย ย 
  • ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ. If you sit on a couch in a slouching position, you might not be able to rest your back properly. This results in a false reading. Wondering what can you do to minimize it? Sit in a chair near a table to rest your arm. A table thatโ€™s not at your chest level can disrupt your reading. Also, if you bend your arm or cross your legs while taking the reading, it may be false.ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย 
  • ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—น๐—น. You can become easily distracted when monitoring your blood pressure. Dangling feet, talking, checking your e-mails, or any other activity can add 6-10 points to your reading. Sit still for at least 5 minutes to avoid it.ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย 
  • ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น. You can mess it up if you arenโ€™t careful. Caffeine intake, eating a meal, exercise, smoking, or alcohol should be avoided in this time frame.ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย  ย ย 
  • ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด. It can shoot your reading up to 20-30 points. Also, if your cuff doesnโ€™t cover the two-third part of your upper arm, then you would expect a high reading.

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