On 25/03/2010 2:25 AM, James Silverton wrote:
> Krypsis wrote on Tue, 23 Mar 2010 01:52:30 +1100:
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> You have a trusting faith in the accuracy and even precision of a blood
> pressure reading. You've got to measure them over a stretch of time to
> be sure. For good reason, I measure mine once a day, and over the last
> 12 days, the average has been 118/66, the range 104:130/59:77 and the
> standard deviations (for the statistically inclined) 9 and 7.
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> James Silverton
> Potomac, Maryland
>
I have my blood pressure tested every 6 months when I have my full check
up. I used to visit the doctor annually up until a couple of years ago
but, when I retired, thought it best to bump it up to twice a year. If
visiting the doctor for any other reason, he always brings out the BP
testing gear and has a look. Only once has it ever been up above my
normal range and that was on account of a particularly harrowing week at
work. That, I might add, was when I thought it prudent to drop from full
time at work to a day or two a week as a consultant.

Krypsis