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Title: Ensure your in-home blood pressure readings are accurate; when and how you use your home blood pressure monitor determines the accuracy of your readings.(SELF-CARE)
Author: Unavailable
Publication: Women’s Health Advisor (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 1, 2009
Publisher: Belvoir Media Group, LLC
Volume: 13 Issue: 7 Page: 5(1)

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Studies reveal that blood pressure is the major medical problem in the world. An abnormal stress on the circulatory system leads to blood pressure and other related diseases such as stroke, heart attack and heart failure.

Generally, high blood pressure has no specific symptom; the only way to know about it is to have some medical tests done. A regular check-up of blood pressure is essential to monitor your health and to prevent the conditions from worsening further. In standard blood pressure measuring system, doctors use an arm cuff which is pumped up and the result is displayed on the setting.

One of the things that can be very frustrating when it comes to doing a home blood pressure test is the way that it can vary greatly, not only from day to day but from hour to hour. Blood pressure in a way can be compared to breathing- it can vary a great deal depending on just what you are doing at that particular time, and that is why it is so important to keep an accurate blood pressure log.

The Home Blood Glucose Test

What is home blood glucose test? In simplest terms, it’s a test carried out by diabetic patients to ascertain the level of glucose in their blood. Such a test can be carried out in the home of a diabetic patient by the patient himself, hence the name, home blood glucose test. The test is required to be performed by the patient at frequent intervals, in some cases daily, and in some cases two to three times a day. Indeed, the frequency of testing is necessary as, if the blood glucose level exceeds the limits then the patient risks suffering a heart or other life threatening problem. Diabetic patients cannot visit a lab to test so frequently; the patient conveniently performs the test and administers the doses of insulin to rectify the condition in the comforts of home.