High blood pressure is a common condition among the elderly but it may also affect among young people. Blood pressure is measured through a stethoscope and a sphygmonanometer. When having the daily activities, normally blood pressure rise so it is important that a 10minutes rest should be done before taking a blood pressure. If blood pressure level is above 140/90 in three succeeding measurement in a week it is said that a patient is having a high blood pressure.
Common Symptoms:
1. Headache and pain on the nape
2. Nausea
3. Sudden weakness
4. Blurring of vision
Prevention and Treatment
Eating, exercise, lifestyle and stress are some of the predisposing factor that trigger high blood.
Eating healthy foods like, vegetables and fruits, low in sodium, oil and fats lessens the deposit of plaques and hardening of the arteries.
Exercise burns up the excess fats in the artery.
Having a calm behavior may lessen the risk of high blood pressure.
For early prevention and detection, a person should consult a physician so that complication will be avoided. Complications of this condition are life threatening like stroke, heart attack and some people experienced paralyze in some parts of the their body. Regular and follow up check up should be followed.
It is said that prevention is better than cure. Complication of this condition is not reversible, so one's health must be taken care always.
There are many complications in the body when a person will have a diabetes that is not treated or change owns lifestyle. Classic signs of having diabetes are:
1. Eating large amount of food yet the person loses weight.
2. Excessive drinking but feels very tired and weak. Feeling of extreme thirst.
3. Excessive urination.
Also, signs of blurring of vision, itching of skin, bed-wetting, wound heals very slow, feeling dizzy and fainting are common in diabetic patient.
US medical findings says that:
- 3 out of 4 of diabetic patient die of heart ailments
- 1 out of every 4 patient having dialysis are diabetic
-Diabetes is the number 1 cause of blindness
Gangrene is a very common complication of a patient with diabetes. Small wound can cause gangrene if that wound is not properly sanitize or just be ignored. Microorganism will fed on this wound because of high content of glucose thus proliferation will occur and wound will get worst until the affected part will lose its body function and to stop for further proliferation, amputation is needed.
Strict diet modification, adherance to prescribe medications and glucose reading should be done religiously.Alert your doctor for any abnormal changes on your blood glucose readings. Be cautious on what your body tells you and always take care of your health. Healthy living and lifestyle should be adapted to prevent the risk of complication or having the disease.
