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henry11101q | 20:22 Mon 20th Oct 2014 | Body & Soul
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if a doctor says your blood pressure is on the border line
what does he mean by that
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I'm guessing it means your BP is ALMOST either going to be too high, or too low.
Bad practice though for him to be so vague.
You should have asked him, henry.
On the borderline between healthy levels and unhealthy levels (probably regarding high rather than low blood pressure)
not necessarily, SJ.......Henry might have been suffering with dizzy spells/fainting, as I was recently.....due to low BP ;)
Could be Bathsheba. The mecical people in this country don`t seem too bothered about low blood pressure unless it causes symptoms. It depends what henry is referring to.
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thanks for infow hat is the cause oof high blood pressure
getting older, smoking. drinking, poor diet, too much salt, stress
it means in between, not high not low
Well, he may be talking based on average figures........but I doubt it.

It is a very common phrase in medical circles and really means that he is undecided whether to treat your blood pressure with drugs or just " monitor the situation."

I agree with 237SJ............unless a low BP is due to drug therapy, then a low BP is no big deal.
it means he doesnt wanna treat and wants to watch

treating means a pill a day and a label (I've got high blood pressure you know ) and he doesnt want to go down that road yet

I dont think it is a big deal - it is difficult to show that borderline high blood pressure damages long term health, whereas long term therapy is a pain in the ass quite honestly
constitutional low blood pressure is associated with long life.
that is why the doctors arent bothered

clearly I am not talking about wrist slitting, car crashes, Addisons disease all of which arent really constitutional

My mothers was 110 systolic in her eighties - predicted systolic 180.... and not surprisingly lasted for ever
It means what it says - it's border-line. Relax, there is a long way between that and HBP. If I were given that knowledge I would cut down on the salt and instigate more of the usual advice, such as walking and see how I could incorporate them into my life. I wouldn't worry. Worry causes stress. Stress=higher blood pressure.

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