1.5 million people have had a free blood pressure check during the annual Know Your Numbers! Week, which is the UK’s biggest blood pressure testing and awareness event. Normally, hundreds of Pressure Stations across the UK offer free blood pressure checks in the community, but due to social distancing measures, these will not be available this year
Instead, Blood Pressure UK are encouraging people to be more aware of ‘the hidden pandemic of high blood pressure’ and to make 2021 the year of home blood pressure monitoring. If you, your family or colleagues want to know your numbers or get hold of a reliable home blood pressure testing kit, check out the Blood Pressure UK website for more info.
Read about what it means if you have high blood pressure (hypertension), how to find out if you have it, and why you should take steps to lower it.
As well as becoming too high, blood pressure can sometimes drop too low. It’s usually nothing to worry about and there are ways to manage it if you need to.
Find out what the blood pressure numbers mean and use the chart to see if yours are in the healthy range.
Over time, high blood pressure can lead to several health problems including stroke, heart disease, and heart attacks.
There are several health problems, also known as risk factors, which can all add up to cause more serious problems in the future.
The proportion of adults with high blood pressure varies all over the world and has changed dramatically over the last 40 years.
To find your nearest free blood pressure check location and learn more about your blood pressure, click here.
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