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What Causes High Blood Pressure And Constant Tiredness?

I am 63, weight around 13stones 12, and usually have normal or slightly low blood pressure but my partner who has diabetes and other problems, used his blood pressure monitor on me earlier and it showed 165/89 and a pulse rate of 66

I will make an appointment with my doctor early next week but am concerned, as I haven't felt well for a long time, I have fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome and due to personal set up here, sleep during the day and am up all night. I am under a lot of stress both personally and financially and have ocd, I hoard. I cannot get the right help for this but currently having counselling. There is a lot of heart disease in both sides of my family, at least three people on my dad's side have/had pacemakers and my mother died from her third heart attack, and had angina. She became diabetic in her 60s and I am just the same body shape as her, apple shaped. Because of my constant tiredness I can't walk far or exercise but try to eat fairly well with lots of veg and fruit. I do eat the wrong things too but never much salt and I don't smoke or drink. I have been given vit d jabs twice in the last 18 months and have Adcal for the vit d too altho I don't take them every day now as I was concerned about heart problems connected with taking too much calcium.

Should I be worried? Could this be diabetes causing problems?



thanks

Liz W.
Wed, 2 May 2018
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Hello,

This is a high value for blood pressure, but you have to check regularly your blood pressure during day or night for a few days. This is necessary to choose the right treatment for the doctor. You can do some biochemical blood test like glucose 12 hours without eating and HbA1c to see if you have diabetes since your mother had and you can have too.

I recommend you to visit a cardiologist and do an ECG and a cardiac sonography to see your heart health. You should do this periodically since cardiac problems have been part of your family medical history.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Anila Skenderi
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What Causes High Blood Pressure And Constant Tiredness?

Hello, This is a high value for blood pressure, but you have to check regularly your blood pressure during day or night for a few days. This is necessary to choose the right treatment for the doctor. You can do some biochemical blood test like glucose 12 hours without eating and HbA1c to see if you have diabetes since your mother had and you can have too. I recommend you to visit a cardiologist and do an ECG and a cardiac sonography to see your heart health. You should do this periodically since cardiac problems have been part of your family medical history. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Anila Skenderi