I had my blood pressure taken 3 times by the doctor today and each time i was ba!
Question: I am most definatly no the smallest person in the world. I went to the doctors today for a regular check up, he took my blood pressure three times because he thought it was wrong. I have diabetes in my family (i havnt got it - type 2). He took my blood pressure and worked out it was 86/61 and my pulse was 89 beats per min. He said that is a low blood pressure and a healthy blood pressure, which stunned me because i am not fit at all and am quite large.
Has this ever happened to anyone else?
Answers: I am most definatly no the smallest person in the world. I went to the doctors today for a regular check up, he took my blood pressure three times because he thought it was wrong. I have diabetes in my family (i havnt got it - type 2). He took my blood pressure and worked out it was 86/61 and my pulse was 89 beats per min. He said that is a low blood pressure and a healthy blood pressure, which stunned me because i am not fit at all and am quite large.
Has this ever happened to anyone else?
86/61 is a low normal blood pressure. In itself, it does not indicate that you are a healthy individual. However, people with low BP are at less than average risk of stroke.
You lucky thing. I am a slim bird and have hypertension - so just be thankful..
yeah that is low, u would expect upper number to be between 100-140ish and lower to be 60-90ish.
hmmm id go back and demand to have it done again. maybe u were really relaxed.?!
I would be more inclined to think that you were dehydrated which would cause a low blood volume - which causes an artifically low blood pressure.
Did he take if while you were standing AND laying down?
Thats how you tell if its the real deal.
That is good you should try to stay that way
It's quite low, the average is 120/80 though my daughters is quite low and my GP tells me low bllod pressure is normally ok unless you display any symptoms eg dizziness or fainting. Mine is usually 145/120 I have ^BP, I'm slim and fit otherwise yet my hubby who is quite 'large' has very low pressure, I'm sure yours is fine.
If you're 86/61, you're dead. If it's 186/61 with a pulse of 89, either you've just run up the stairs or you're very unfit.
i had perfect blood pressure right until i gave up smoking, ever scince it's been sky high. no sense to it at all!