00:00 And what does having a high blood pressure check involve?
00:05 It's really quick and simple, but all it is, is essentially you get a cuff on the upper
00:12 arm and it kind of squeezes your arm and it's all done digitally, so you'll get a result
00:19 within one to two minutes.
00:21 It's, you know, wrapped around your arm, filled with air until it feels tight.
00:25 It can feel uncomfortable, but it only lasts a few seconds.
00:28 It's important that you relax and not talk during the time, because this is when your
00:33 blood pressure is being measured and an automatic device usually picks up the measurements from
00:37 the sensors in the cuff and the arm, which are then sent to a digital display.
00:41 You should get the results straight away and then advice on the best next steps to take.
00:46 Yeah, and if you are found to have high blood pressure, you've mentioned that about getting
00:50 started on treatment straight away.
00:52 What does the treatment involve?
00:54 So there's many different treatments available.
00:58 First and foremost, NICE recommend lifestyle changes.
01:02 So this includes things like maintaining a healthy diet, healthy balanced diet, maintaining
01:07 adequate hydration and increasing physical activity, also maintaining a healthy weight.
01:16 We know that there is a strong link between obesity and also high blood pressure.
01:22 So if you do need support with regards to that, I would really recommend you reach out.
01:27 And then once lifestyle factors are ruled out or if they're no longer effective, then
01:34 the second line treatment would be medication.
01:37 So this is your blood pressure medications.
01:40 And this is something that you get from your GP or the pharmacist working in the GP practice.
01:46 And essentially, we recommend it based on how high your blood pressure has been consistently
01:52 over a certain number of days and then ruling out any lifestyle factors, as we discussed.
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