Originally Posted by
Carnation
Yes, but you secretly want to know what it is, but you don't. You only want to know if it is a good reading and if they don't tell you how bad it is, you'll worry yourself silly. That's what I am like.
In my experience there is a vast difference between doctors opinions on what they think is a safe zone.
The guideline is 100+ your age, but that doesn't ring true.
GPs want generally want you to have a reading equivalent to a teenager. Especially as you get older.
That's why you never see someone in a care home move quick.
Also, your makeup can change. My mum was on bp tablets for 50 years and then wanted to take her off them.
And my dad apparently should never have been on them.
It's all very confusing.