Blood pressure

[dronefromsector7G]

Doctors are in the main shocking at giving dietary advice they don’t get taught nutrition at med school.

Can’t they just do what they always do ie look at their big medical book

 

[splinter]

Just looked and the stuff in a carton is 8.5G carbs, all of which turn to sugar.

Get the whole beetroot..forget stuff in a package..

 

[staffsblue]

Had my annual medication review with my GP a few months ago and was asked to self monitor my blood pressure for a week beforehand.
It was amazing how much it fluctuated at different times of the day, depending on what exercise I'd done or what I'd eaten. The biggest impact seemed to be if I'd had some booze the previous evening. I'm not a massive drinker these days, but it was amazing to see the impact of a few drinks.

 

[FantasyIreland]

Doctors are in the main shocking at giving dietary advice they don’t get taught nutrition at med school.

You only have to look at most to see that,hardly fine physical role models.

 

[LangleyBlue1970]

Get the whole beetroot..forget stuff in a package..

And do what with it? Boil it? I found a beet, apple, celery and carrot mix to put in a blender. Again though that looks like a lot of sugar, albeit natural

 

[MillionMilesAway]

The main cause is lifestyle.

GP's are being lazy and negligent if that is not addressed.

That's why he had a bunch of other things tested to see if there was anything obvious, and his main interest was in getting bp down from 'my goodness, those are big numbers'.
Lifestyle change can't make a change overnight - and some things were said at a later visit.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

And do what with it? Boil it? I found a beet, apple, celery and carrot mix to put in a blender. Again though that looks like a lot of sugar, albeit natural

The precooked stuff from the supermarket is decent enough.

 

[FantasyIreland]

That's why he had a bunch of other things tested to see if there was anything obvious, and his main interest was in getting bp down from 'my goodness, those are big numbers'.
Lifestyle change can't make a change overnight - and some things were said at a later visit.

I'm asking if he only offered Meds,which it seems he did not as they were prescribed in the first instance......i take it the follow up visits will hopefully eliminate medical issue and,if relevant,lifestyle will be addressed and advice given.

That is what every GP should be doing,although i guess workload burden somewhat hinders that.

 

[LangleyBlue1970]

The precooked stuff from the supermarket is decent enough.

I’ll give it a whirl. You think you’re immortal don’t you at times, although by my age I should know better. Things are creeping in which confirms I am indeed not immortal.

 

[remember arthur mann]

The main cause is lifestyle.

GP's are being lazy and negligent if that is not addressed.

But if they recommended lifestyle changes, the cnuts on here would be kicking off about a nanny state.