numbers i NEED to know

[HipposPlod2]

ok couple of days i go went for annual screening. here are results

blood pressure-125/85

cholesterol-3.8mmol/l
they
only did TOTAL

glucose-5.7mmol/l

BMI-39(work in progress)lol.25 would REALLY be nice.
is there anything i should worry about?would prefer if systolic was 120 or a little less.the last time i had it checked last year aug it was 110.
are there any other numbers i should knw?

[HipposPlod2]

i was suprised they didnt have equipment to check it where i went. i will have all checkd end december LP.

[HipposPlod2]

absolutely LP i 100%agree. baby steps. bmi has already dropped by 1point0from 8weeks ago. when i saw that i was jumping up and down.this time around im gonna do this the RIGHT way.

[Boss Man]

Four things for Hippos.

1. LDL Cholesterol is fine below 100mg's per decilitre.

2. HDL Cholesterol is fine above 40mg's per litre. Obviously total should stay below 200.

3. Triglycerides are fine below 150 mg's per decilitre.

4. 125 / 85 BP is very healthy. Unless Systolic creeps to 140+ and / or Diastolic creeps to 90+, then you have issues.

Amatlack. You have to be aware that BP fluctuates daily. Certain factors could affect it.

1. Stress.

2. Any Meds.

3. Caffeine, (constricted bloodvessels).

4. Iron, Copper and Vit C.

Iron helps to mediate in the Erythrocyte, Red Blood Cell levels. The cells that carry oxygenated Haemoglobin. One function of Copper is to help use and store Iron, and Vit C can boost Iron as well. On a side note, Copper mediates Collagen addition to Bones, whilst Vit C creates Collagen for all Collagen receptive storage areas, such as Bones, Skin and Teeth, so the three are very compatable bedfellows.

5. Fatty deposits in Bloodvessels, or possible conditions like PAD, (Periphery Arterial Disease), and PVD, (Periphery Veinerial Disease), both of which I think relate to Fatty blockage of the respective Blood pathways, though mainly in the Legs, certainly with PAD and I think PVD too.

6. Arterial Plaque. Looks like Creamed Rice, or maybe Custard, and has no known cause(s).

So Blood pressure readings might even vary, if you have them done on an empty stomach, or done about 1hr after. Even Carbs might play a role. Simple Carbs, (Monos and Di-saccharides), get into the Bloodstream at 30 calories per minutes, Complex ones like Oligossaccharides, are 2 calories per minute.

The main problem here is if someone was borderline, like 138 / 89, as technically that's okay, but during the day if it rose to say 142 / 91, that's not okay, though I doubt it would class as hypertension, unless it was about 20/10 higher than that I suspect.

One internet site, posted on by an Oxford University Proffessor, or Don as he might also be known, stated Systolic BP, could be worked out using the formula Age+100, in his opinion, but obviously that cannot be completely accurate, I mean does SBP suddenly go 1 point higher, on all possible daily readings, on your birthday?

Though this would mean for all daily SBP readings, you could increase them all, by 0.27 a day.

So I would say this is a educated estimate, I find the individuals calculation, very meritworthy for sure. Though I have never seen this written elsewhere, except when quoting the aforementioned individual.

[Packard]

I've always wondered about BP. numbers vary wildly depending on where I am and what I'm doing. dad swears that his is always high when he goes to the doctor because he's all bothered by the check-in process and getting to the nurse's station, etc. I kind of agree with him (though he's not healthy by any means, so I only kind of agree with him). Usually by the time I see the nurse, which is the first thing that happens once you walk behind the door, I'm upset about something that's happened...how long I've had to wait, how rude the receptionist was, something. How accurate do you think they can be?

I also suffer from "fear of white lab coats syndrome" and bp shoots up when someone I don't know is testing me. When I see regular doctor and her regular nurse takes bp is is always "normal" (122 to 128 over 82 to 84). But when some stranger takes bp it shoots up to about 135 over 92.

Often times having the doctor re-take the bp after an exam is done will result in a more accurate measure. I had minor surgery done (awake, under a local) and there was an automatic bp tester set up; it took bp every 2 - 3 minutes. By the end of the surgery bp was normal; in the beginning it was quite high.

So have dad ask the doctor to take the bp once more at the conclusion of the exam and see if there is a notable difference.

[Frenchmaid1969]

So if your blood pressure is 104 on 82 is this mean its a dangerous low blood pressure! The dr told me that she was not worry but its a bit low!

I take b-complex because b-12 is kind of low i still have B-12 in one of bottle i woulder if i can take this too with the B-complex?

[Boss Man]

Don't over do it on the B Vits. Take the Complex but not the B-12 with it as well.

I'll try ot explain the next part as clearly as I can. Hopefully it makes sense .

104 / 82 is not bad. A worst case scenario would be something like 90 / 60, which is then going into Hypotension territory.

Your 104 "Systolic" figure, (when the Heart pumps), is a bit low, but the 82 "Diastolic" figure, (when the Heart briefly rests), is fine, so this might indicate there is a slight slowness in the pumping of the Heart.

Usually it's the "Left Ventricle" that is chiefly responsible, as it forces blood up and through the Aortic Valve into the Aorta, and then blood gets transported through the Arterial pathways or branches, (Arteries), if you want to call them that.

You can sometimes get a situation called "Ventricular Stiffening", where the Ventricle stiffens up, causing pumping issues, because of the lack of flexibility, but you could also have slightly thickened, (coagulated), blood perhaps, which logically, would require more force to pump, as being thicker it would have more volume.

Imagine trying to pump Milk through a tube, verses watered down Milk that's thinner. You might get the picture . One would need more force to move at the same rate as the other.

Another issue could be with something called "The Bundle of His", a group of fibres that send electrical stimulii to the Heart, to encourage pumping, as Cardiac is a Muscle type.

Think of it as having an electric plug and cable, that doesn't always allow the energy from the socket, to pass through to a working device, because there might be a slight fault with one or more parts of a wire, inside the cable or plug end.

You may also get issues with pumping, if you have a problematic Valve in the Heart.

"Stenosis" is where the valve doesn't open properly and "Incompetence" is where it doesn't close properly and you can sometimes get something called "regurgitation", where blood goes back the wrong way into the proceeding chamber, if the Valve is not closing properly

Another problem might be something called a "Trip Hammer Pulse", or "Water Hammer Pulse", being its other name, where the pump is weak, possibly due to a jerky type of pulse, not helping the blood to be forced out properly. This can also lead to regurgitation.

Hopefully that all made sense .

There will be a reason for the slightly lower pumping, causing the reading of 102, on your BP, but it's not a major issue right now, so don't worry. If it required monitoring it will be monitored.

[Frenchmaid1969]

Thanks Boss you explain very well i understand what you mean!
I was just really freak out to have a bp of 104 on 82 i taught that i was really low! I weird i have seen a cardiologist like 4 years ago for some kind of test, ekg, stress test, nuclear stress test to see if i had any blocage and check the arteries that goes to heard, and also a 24 heart monitor .. and everything was clear!

I am wondering could that be cause from a lack of vitamin b-12 and some other vitamin i only feel like that and weak since i have not eat much of nutrients?

So you don't think its something i should worry about too much?

I want to start biking soo too... should i wait to see doctor before i started that I will see him only in May 31, he does not know about the blood pressure number this time since i was taken from naturopath!

Thanks to reply to message and and taking the time explaining stuff to me i help me a great deal since i a bit nervous about that blood pressure stuff.. you are a very nice person

[Boss Man]

I don't think being 104/82 is a big issue for blood pressure, if it was the medic would have said so. I mean occasionally they misdiagnose things, but if something simple as a blood pressure reading was waved away as nothing, you'd seriously need to consider a change of doctors surgery, so don't worry or your blood pressure could be negatively affected by the stress.

[Frenchmaid1969]

I don't think being 104/82 is a big issue for blood pressure, if it was the medic would have said so. I mean occasionally they misdiagnose things, but if something simple as a blood pressure reading was waved away as nothing, you'd seriously need to consider a change of doctors surgery, so don't worry or your blood pressure could be negatively affected by the stress.

Ok thanks Boss...i will take your advice I will stop worrying about it!