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2021-05-17 17:11:49
My father has diabetes but it is under control Today we checked his bp is 152/90 (above one is high) Is it worrisome? What should we do to keep it normal
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A single reading of high BP does not warrant medicines. Don’t worry. Check his BP daily for 3 days twice a day. Make a chart. If most of the readings are more than 140/90 mmHg, then he will need medicines.
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