slickadam
19-07-17, 12:12
this week, i'm taking my BP again (4 times a day, averaging 6 measurements every time). i have my cardiologist appointment in august and i want to show them my real values. i have this thing called anxiety (haha) and they just can't take my BP in the office. i always freak out in any doc's office. seriously... HR 130+ and everything.
but to my question:
what is a normal fluctuation between measurements? i tried to google this, but those articles are always about BP fluctuation during the day. i'd just like to know, what is a normal fluctuation while i'm just sitting calmly and doing nothing. i always wait ca. 1 minute between the measurements and i know very well, how to take BP (heart phobia here!) and my device works perfectly (compared it to several other machines). also: i take my BP 8 times, but ignore the first 2 takes for obvious reasons.
my numbers usually look like this:
yesterday (12:00 pm)
1. 120/69 (76)
2. 113/66 (74)
3. 118/66 (75)
4. 108/66 (77)
5. 111/70 (76)
6. 114/63 (73)
today (7:00 am)
1. 113/67 (67)
2. 100/62 (68)
3. 114/60 (63)
4. 102/64 (69)
5. 110/64 (68)
6. 106/64 (68)
today (12:30 pm)
1. 106/72 (80)
2. 116/65 (72)
3. 105/66 (67)
4. 100/66 (72)
5. 106/62 (69)
6. 108/68 (69)
as you can see, 10-14 points fluctuations are not rare. :mad: but sometimes, the numbers are very close to each other. strange...
i always find funny, reading user reviews about BP devices that say like: "the device is definitely wrong, because i noticed !!!!5!!!! (LOL) points difference between measurements".
shouldn't we always take BP at least 3 times and calculate the AVG? not even user manuals say this. well, they do, but rarely.
or are my numbers really not alright? :weep: i just can't stop thinking about this.
but to my question:
what is a normal fluctuation between measurements? i tried to google this, but those articles are always about BP fluctuation during the day. i'd just like to know, what is a normal fluctuation while i'm just sitting calmly and doing nothing. i always wait ca. 1 minute between the measurements and i know very well, how to take BP (heart phobia here!) and my device works perfectly (compared it to several other machines). also: i take my BP 8 times, but ignore the first 2 takes for obvious reasons.
my numbers usually look like this:
yesterday (12:00 pm)
1. 120/69 (76)
2. 113/66 (74)
3. 118/66 (75)
4. 108/66 (77)
5. 111/70 (76)
6. 114/63 (73)
today (7:00 am)
1. 113/67 (67)
2. 100/62 (68)
3. 114/60 (63)
4. 102/64 (69)
5. 110/64 (68)
6. 106/64 (68)
today (12:30 pm)
1. 106/72 (80)
2. 116/65 (72)
3. 105/66 (67)
4. 100/66 (72)
5. 106/62 (69)
6. 108/68 (69)
as you can see, 10-14 points fluctuations are not rare. :mad: but sometimes, the numbers are very close to each other. strange...
i always find funny, reading user reviews about BP devices that say like: "the device is definitely wrong, because i noticed !!!!5!!!! (LOL) points difference between measurements".
shouldn't we always take BP at least 3 times and calculate the AVG? not even user manuals say this. well, they do, but rarely.
or are my numbers really not alright? :weep: i just can't stop thinking about this.