Hypertension annual review

This is one unit of alcohol:

And each one of these, is more than one unit:

Please check your blood pressure 3 times, at least a minute apart and record the readings below.

If the first reading is much higher than the rest, discard this one and do another so that you are still submitting 3 readings.

When and how to measure your blood pressure at home

• Measure your morning blood pressure before you take your medication.
• Don’t exercise, smoke, eat or drink caffeine in the 30 minutes before measurements.
• Do sit quietly for 5 minutes before starting measurements (no TV, talking, reading, phone use).
• Do sit with flat feet on the floor, legs uncrossed, upper arm bare, back and arm supported with upper arm at the level of the heart.
• Do write down the numbers exactly as they appear on the monitor screen – do not round them up or down.
• Do take a minimum of two readings, each about one to two minutes apart.

For more guidance about how to measure your blood pressure at home, please visit: www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/heart-matters-magazine/medical/tests/blood-pressure-measuring-at-home