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High blood pressure is one of the common-
est causes of disability and death. And yet
many people do not know they are suffe-
ring from high blood pressure. This is
because the problem is only noticed when
the conditions it leads to are at an advanc-
ed stage. These may be life-threatening,
such as heart attack, stroke or kidney
damage. Only regular blood pressure
monitoring enables high blood pressure to
be detected early. You have decided in
favour of blood pressure self-measure-
ment and this will contribute to your
health care. This is the only way to ensure
efficient protection against the dangerous
results which may affect your heart and
circulation.
2. Important notes for self-
measurement
Self measurement of blood pressure
does not replace either treatment or
regular check-ups by your doctor.
The drug dose prescribed by your doc-
tor may thus on no account be altered
without consultation.
Self-measurement of blood pressure
must be conducted regularly and over a
long period of time. With the assistance
of the blood pressure values record-
ed regularly by you in your blood
pressure diary, high blood pressure
can be detected early and your doctor
can initiate optimal treatment.
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Individual readings are situation-related
and thus are not useful.
In order to compare values, it is impor-
tant that you always take your blood
pressure at rest. So you should relax
for 5 minutes before taking a measure-
ment.
Even slight changes in internal and
external factors (e.g. deep breathing,
stimulants, talking, excitement, climatic
factors) lead to fluctuations in blood
pressure. This is why your doctor and
pharmacist often obtain different read-
ings.
Measure your blood pressure regularly
in the morning and evening at about
the same time, as blood pressure
fluctuates during the course of the day.
You should not move or talk during
the measurement process.
Always measure blood pressure on the
naked upper arm, and make sure that
items of clothing rolled up do not impair
circulation. Always measure blood pres-
sure on the same arm and rest the arm,
relaxed on a support.
The normal cuff is for an upper arm
circumference between 22 and 32 cm,
the larger cuff is for an upper arm
circumference between 32 and 42 cm.
Outside these limits correct readings
may no longer be guaranteed.
When taking repeated measurements,
relax for at least one minute between
measurements as otherwise false
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