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Even at my doc's office, the blood pressure measurement technique they use is suspect. I have read that to take BP measurements one should:
1) Sit in a chair with your back supported and both feet flat on the ground
2) Your arm must be supported so that the upper arm is horizontal and at the level of your heart. One can use a pillow to get the arm raised.
3) You should not have eaten for 1/2 hour and should have been awake at least an hour.
4) Do not speak or move while the measurement is taken.
On myself I have found that getting the arm in the horizontal position lowered the Diastolic (2nd number) into the "good" range.
There are some other recommendations here: https://www.suntechmed.com/blog/ent...ctors-that-can-affect-blood-pressure-readings
1) Sit in a chair with your back supported and both feet flat on the ground
2) Your arm must be supported so that the upper arm is horizontal and at the level of your heart. One can use a pillow to get the arm raised.
3) You should not have eaten for 1/2 hour and should have been awake at least an hour.
4) Do not speak or move while the measurement is taken.
On myself I have found that getting the arm in the horizontal position lowered the Diastolic (2nd number) into the "good" range.
There are some other recommendations here: https://www.suntechmed.com/blog/ent...ctors-that-can-affect-blood-pressure-readings