Five basic tips in monitoring blood pressure at home

Blood pressure needs to be taken by patients with high and low blood pressure to know whether the blood pressure increases , (above 140 :hypertension) decreases or is even normal (less than 120).The tips below are tips in monitoring blood pressure. 

1) Relax: blood pressure should be measured when relaxed not when running or performing any hasty activities.This is done to gain accurate results for the measurements .

2) proper and good timing or monitoring:blood pressure is normally high or rises up few minutes when a person wakes up. So it should be taken in the night when the level at which the pressure is, is low . And whiles one is measuring he or she must keep watch of the time and readings.

3)Consistence: when one is taking the measurements, one has to be vigilante and attentive when measuring for the results 

4) Average and record of readings : one has to always and regularly record the readings of the measurements which will be measured by individuals.

5) Recommendations:when readings are now known, one should seek for  attention,  advice and clarifications from the doctor.For high blood pressure,(hypertension:above 140 /90 ) patients  experiencing these must inform their doctor and if any recommendations, it should be made.