Today's BP test
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that's absolutely mad, no way they can be THAT accurate...
when is your test? last year i ended up in lloyds on the saturday (twice) trying and failing to get mine below the target...not fun!
I'm not going to bother redoing today, my booked fitness test is over a week away then another option 10/8, think I'll book another BP test for 29/7 so just before my first test and see how I get on.
BP test has to be within 14 days of fitness test so 29/7 covers both fitness tests.
BP test has to be within 14 days of fitness test so 29/7 covers both fitness tests.
yeah good shout. i really got worked up over mine last year which didnt help...
do you have a monitor you can use at home at all? i bought one just to know in my mind that i was absolutely fine and that, for me at least, was half the battle!
try get tested as early in the morning as possible, BP is deffo lowest then
do you have a monitor you can use at home at all? i bought one just to know in my mind that i was absolutely fine and that, for me at least, was half the battle!
try get tested as early in the morning as possible, BP is deffo lowest then
depends who you go to i guess
when i used lloyds last year, the nurse said she'd take the lowest of my readings across all the readings she took...so if one was 139/95 and the other 145/89 she'd have put 139/89
Few tips.
No coffee on test day and be well hydrated.
Sit and rest for 5-10 mins before doing the test.
If you can check it at home and you know it's fine that should help with the clinical reading. Well known clinical readings higher than at home testing.
Obviously healthy eating, no drinking etc. All help too. Also, have a no exercise rest day before too allowing body to be in optimal condition.
No coffee on test day and be well hydrated.
Sit and rest for 5-10 mins before doing the test.
If you can check it at home and you know it's fine that should help with the clinical reading. Well known clinical readings higher than at home testing.
Obviously healthy eating, no drinking etc. All help too. Also, have a no exercise rest day before too allowing body to be in optimal condition.
I think the NHS standard has changed possibly as this was the first year they did both arms and averaged both out and it was all recorded in the same form. This was boots who were offering the service for NHS (you probably don't remember I asked about the form she gave me to attach to the fa form).
Mine was an average of 3, I've got the scores for all 3 though.
I've got 2 x 140/79 and 78, and my first one was 142/80.
Annoyed now that the lady didn't take the lowest and fill out my form instead of refusing to fill and stamp it and give me separate sheets instead with the stamp on and signed. May go back to the pharmacy and see what they can do. I know of 2 other referees who've used different local lloyds and they've both had their sheets signed and stamped.
Annoyed now that the lady didn't take the lowest and fill out my form instead of refusing to fill and stamp it and give me separate sheets instead with the stamp on and signed. May go back to the pharmacy and see what they can do. I know of 2 other referees who've used different local lloyds and they've both had their sheets signed and stamped.
Don't drink coffee anyway and didn't have anything to eat or drink before test.
Was stood waiting before test so will sit down next time.
I'm going to use my aunts BP machine to see how I get on over the next few days or so.
Working a manual job all next week and test is 5pm but should be done on the day by early afternoon so I'll just rest up after that.
Cheers for the tips
so we'll see what happens.Early morning, as soon as possible after a hot bath, with an empty bladder all help.
Most important though is being relaxed, which is hard when you are worrying about it = white coat syndrome.
Although BP is a poor indicator of any problem you are likely to have during a fitness test, of course no-one would suggest trying to kid yourself if your BP really is high. But as an example of the difference it can make, I was reading 145/95 and more in the one-off test. When I could do self-test twice a day over two weeks in relaxed state at home, my average was more like 120/75. A big clue was in heart rate, which was 120++ in the surgery, compared to 50-55 at home.
I was lucky enough to have a GP who is happy to do it that way - costs a bit more, but worth it for me.
Most important though is being relaxed, which is hard when you are worrying about it = white coat syndrome.
Although BP is a poor indicator of any problem you are likely to have during a fitness test, of course no-one would suggest trying to kid yourself if your BP really is high. But as an example of the difference it can make, I was reading 145/95 and more in the one-off test. When I could do self-test twice a day over two weeks in relaxed state at home, my average was more like 120/75. A big clue was in heart rate, which was 120++ in the surgery, compared to 50-55 at home.
I was lucky enough to have a GP who is happy to do it that way - costs a bit more, but worth it for me.
