Detailed Information - ForaCare TN'G BP Manual Del Propietário

DETAILED INFORMATION

Reference Values
Clinical studies show that adult diabetes is often accompanied by
elevated blood pressure. People with diabetes can reduce their heart risk
by managing their blood pressure along with diabetes treatment
Monitoring your routine blood pressure trend helps you to know your
body condition. Human blood pressure naturally increases after reaching
middle age. This symptom is a result of continuous ageing of the blood
vessels. Further causes include obesity, lack of exercise and cholesterol
(LDL) adhering to the blood vessels. Rising blood pressure accelerates
hardening of the arteries, and the body becomes more susceptible to
apoplexy and coronary infarction. The recommended blood pressure
range is as below:
Classification
*2
Hypotension
*3
Normal
Pre-hypertension
Stage 1 Hypertension
Stage 2 Hypertension
*1: American Diabetes Association: The Diabetes-Heart Disease Link Surveying
Attitudes, Knowledge and Risk (2002).
*2: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Diseases and Conditions.
*3: The Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection,
Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure. NIH Publication. 2003. No.
03-5233.
Systolic Pressure (mmHg)
*3
*3
*3
≤ 90
< 120
120–139
140–159
≥ 160
*1
Diastolic Pressure (mmHg)
≤ 60
< 80
80–89
90–99
≥ 100
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