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Is A Blood Pressure Reading Of 123/94 A Concern?
Posted on
Fri, 2 Dec 2016
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Ask A Doctor - 24x7 Medical Review Team
Fri, 2 Dec 2016
Answered on
Thu, 22 Dec 2016
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Question : My blood pressure is 123/94. Is it normal or dangerous? Male. 33. Type 2 diabetic.
Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome and thanks for your query.
Since you have diabetes, it's better to keep your blood sugar below 130/80 to avoid future complications.
If there's a possibility to do a 24hr ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, it would be good to do that to confirm /exclude persistent blood pressure elevation before starting treatment.
Do get back to me if you have further questions.
Discussion follows
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome and thanks for your query.
Since you have diabetes, it's better to keep your blood sugar below 130/80 to avoid future complications.
If there's a possibility to do a 24hr ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, it would be good to do that to confirm /exclude persistent blood pressure elevation before starting treatment.
Do get back to me if you have further questions.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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