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High Blood pressure may require medical treatment and a vast array of medications are available today.
finding the best medication or combination of medications can take some time and a bit of "trial and error".
When high blood pressure is left untreated it increases the risk of developing heart disease, stroke, kidney
disease, poor circulation, eye problems, and more.
When high blood pressure is treated and well controlled, the risk of medical complications is significantly
reduced.
There are several additional risk factors that should always be considered alongside high blood pressure. These
include weight, cholesterol, blood sugar, smoking, stress, and exercise habits.
THe BIggesT mIsTakes regardIng HIgH Blood Pressure are:
1. Believing you can "feel" or "sense" your blood pressure and so not having it checked
2. Seeing High Blood Pressure as "bad news" whereas knowing about it is actually good news (you can do
something about it, but only if you know about it)
3. Wanting to avoid medication but failing to make adequate lifestyle changes
4. Abdicating responsibility completely to your doctor rather than seeing Blood Pressure management as a
partnership that involves you.
over the following weeks we will consider all of this, and more, in detail.
But the above facts are really the key things you need to
understand about High Blood Pressure.
