Collins British Heart Foundation Slim Week to View Diary - Red

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Regular home blood pressure monitoring across a population of 50,000 patients could prevent up to 500 heart attacks and 745 strokes over five years.

If you have a measuring tape, we would suggest that you measure your upper arm circumference before making your purchase. Our online magazine for people with a heart condition, Heart Matters, is packed with articles on nutrition, activity and much more to support you to manage your blood pressure at home.

Checking your blood pressure at home with your own monitor is quick and easy and saves you having to make an appointment with your GP, as we know that's really difficult at the moment. Sign up to our fortnightly Heart Matters newsletter to receive healthy recipes, new activity ideas, and expert tips for managing your health. This partner will have used their profile and commercial drive to make a difference towards heart and circulatory disease.

If you've been prescribed medication to control your blood pressure, it's really important you take it as prescribed. The new range follows in the footsteps of the hugely successful 2013 diary, which sold out within a matter of weeks. Stage three: this is when your systolic blood pressure is over 180 mmHg or your diastolic blood pressure is over 120 mmHg in the clinic. We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience – the local community.million people are living with a heart or circulatory disease in the UK right now – most of who don’t know it.

By looking at all your blood pressure readings over a few days, your GP can work out what your 'average’ blood pressure is. Lunch: Cheese salad sandwich made with reduced-fat Cheddar, salad, two slices of wholegrain bread and spread. It should wrap snugly around your upper arm, with just enough space to slide two fingertips underneath. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.This week of meals is intended t o give you an idea of how a week could look, based on average figures and requirements. Ideal for those on the go, this small diary is packed with useful pages as well as a week to view diary layout. Get in touch with our expert cardiac nurses through our Heart Helpline, which is open Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. We've clearly included all of the cuff sizes on the products and added a filter to help you find the relevant sizes. Evening meal: Chicken, cucumber and tomato wholemeal bread sandwiches (using leftovers from the lunchtime traybake).

In addition, those who already own a blood pressure monitor can discuss with their GP how to monitor their blood pressure at home. Make sure you get it serviced every 2 years: It needs to be regularly serviced and calibrated to make sure it is accurate – generally, at least once every two years. A blood pressure test is a simple way of checking if someone’s blood pressure is too high or too low. Lunch: Lentil and vegetable soup, tinned or try our easy carrot and parsnip soup recipe (pictured); two slices of wholemeal bread with spread (spreads based on vegetable, olive or sunflower oil will be unsaturated so a better choice for your heart than butter).Sit upright in a chair, your back against the back of the chair, and place your feet flat on the floor. Our fortnightly Heart Matters newsletter includes the latest updates about medications and treatments, as well as support for healthy eating, staying active and your emotional wellbeing. We do not provide any individualised advice on prevention, treatment and management for patients or their family members. Get simple answers on what high blood pressure is, what the numbers on your monitor mean and what your reading should be on our high blood pressure page, or watch our animation for a quick summary. Snacks: Small handful of unsalted peanuts ; one carrot cut into sticks; two satsumas (or easy-peelers ) .