High Blood Pressure

Is that the pot I hear calling the kettle black? :-))

("Jay Honeck" wrote)
Well, I'm officially old. After watching my blood pressure slowly climb
over the last three years (strangely, the years we've owned the hotel --
coincidence? :-), my doctor has decided that my ineffective weight loss
efforts aren't going to do the trick.

Montblack wrote:
Sodium, sodium, sodium!!!! It's everywhere. BTW, caffine too - as in caffine
bad. That'll take down those numbers a bit.
...and drop those 15 lbs lardbutt! (Name calling has proven 80% as effective
as the Grapefruit Diet :-)
Oh, watch out for diabetes!!! BTDT. High BP is a gateway to diabetes. They
used to call it Early-Onset Type 2, now they just say you're either preggers
or you're not. Glucose Tolerance test will tell.
Sodium, sodium, sodium, sodium, sodium... Like I'm going to preach diet and
exercise? g
Good luck, keep us posted.

("jsmith" wrote)
Is that the pot I hear calling the kettle black? :-))


Busted. Pot-bellied stove calling the kettle black - yup! g-irth .

My BP numbers are (just) below Jay's.
HbA1c (120 day) blood test is 6.5%. Could be lower but it's in the ok
percent.

(Healthy) HDL is a little low. Will come up with more exercise I'm told.
(Lousy) LDL is actually really quite good (thanks grandparents)

HOWEVER!!! Glucose tolerance test - preggers. But manageable w/o meds.

Now, that pesky weight....oh yeah, and something about sodium.


Mont[black]
(a.k.a. LA)

Montblack wrote:
Sodium, sodium, sodium!!!! It's everywhere. BTW, caffine too - as in
caffine
bad. That'll take down those numbers a bit.

Might be time for (dare I say) light beer Jay? :-) Oh no, now I've
done it, crossed serious line :-)

....and drop those 15 lbs lardbutt! (Name calling has proven 80% as
effective
as the Grapefruit Diet :-)
Hmmmm, does the pot calling the kettle black work too? ducking :-)


--
Jack Allison
PP-ASEL-IA Student-Arrow Shopping Student

"When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the Earth
with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there
you will always long to return"
- Leonardo Da Vinci

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("Jack Allison" wrote)
Might be time for (dare I say) light beer Jay? :-) Oh no, now I've done
it, crossed serious line :-)

Hmmmm, does the pot calling the kettle black work too? ducking :-)


Mmm ...roasted duck at the Chines buffet.

I bet you ride your bike to work, don't you? Oh wait, you do. Well this
isn't going anywhere :-)

I'm the only (super-sized) one in the family - even cousins. (Adopted? I
always suspected)

Slightly less mass than last year's OSH, but not down by nearly enough -
yet.


Mont[black]

Montblack wrote:

Mmm ...roasted duck at the Chines buffet.
Actually...the local Chinese place tonight. Not a buffet but still
enough food to bring home...burp


I bet you ride your bike to work, don't you? Oh wait, you do. Well this
isn't going anywhere :-)
Especially since I rode home today and will ride to work tomorrow
morning. Only 7.5 miles each way (used to be 16.5 along the American
River bike trail...watch out for the squirrels).

I'm the only (super-sized) one in the family - even cousins. (Adopted? I
always suspected)
For whatever reason, I inherited Dad's height (and, unfortunately, his
hairline) and Mom's metabolism.


Slightly less mass than last year's OSH, but not down by nearly enough -
yet.
Every bit helps. Step away from the chips Mr. and nobody gets hurt. :-)


--
Jack Allison
PP-ASEL-IA Student-Arrow Shopping Student

"When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the Earth
with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there
you will always long to return"
- Leonardo Da Vinci

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Might be time for (dare I say) light beer Jay? :-) Oh no, now I've done
it, crossed serious line :-)

GAAAAHHH! I'd rather die.

Nevah, I say -- NEVAH!

;-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Jay Honeck wrote:
GAAAAHHH! I'd rather die.

Nevah, I say -- NEVAH!

;-)

:-) Pretty much the response I figured. Hey, we all have our convictions.

--
Jack Allison
PP-ASEL-IA Student-Arrow Shopping Student

"When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the Earth
with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there
you will always long to return"
- Leonardo Da Vinci

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Montblack,
You are right that "sodium, sodium, sodium" is everywhere.
Processed and restaurant foods are made for the average tastebuds which
favor high sodium content. Over the years, we have gradually weaned
ourselves from salty food to the point that we can no longer eat any
pre-processed food or enjoying dining out. In more than one occasions
where I could not eat some salty food only to see someone at the next
table shaking more salt on the exact dish.
Here is an interesting article on salt, the "Forgotten Killer"
http://www.cspinet.org/new/200502242.html

"Too much salt in the diet is boosting Americans' blood pressure and
is prematurely killing roughly 150,000 people each year.....Despite the
pleas of health experts to cut back, salt consumption has drifted
upward over the past 30 years to the point where Americans are now
consuming about 4,000 milligrams of sodium per day-about twice the
recommended amount"

Jay Honeck wrote in message ...
.. . .
Here are the facts: BP is 155/85. Weight: 197. Height: 6'. Exercise: 30
minutes every day. Family has a history of strokes and high blood
pressure.

The good doctor says the elevated BP isn't being caused by my weight, which
isn't too far out of line for a 46 year old guy. (Although losing 15
pounds
would certainly help.) He has prescribed Vasotec for me, which *is* on
the
AOPA's list of FAA approved medications, thankfully.

For those who have already been down this road, did this medication cause
any side effects? The doc says the most common one is a nagging cough, for
no known reason.

Thanks!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"



Vasotec is an ACE inhibitor. Persistent cough is a side effect of all
members of the ACE family. ARB are just as effective, don't have any
major side effects, but are more expensive.

Creeping b.p. is a sign of approaching diabetes and/or hidden high Insulin
Resistance. If your triglycerides/HDL ratio is 3.0 or higher, you
need some really good medical advice ASAP.

FWIW, ACE have marked beneficial effects on Type 2 Diabetics.

Umm. . .IMO, 155/85 is "waiting too long".

Regards
Old Al

When Jay gets worried about Mary doing all the flying, he will have the
incentive to do everything he has to do to get his BP down.
Of course, Mary is probably cooking all the meals.
Is this a conspiricy on her part?
When she states that it is time for her to get her instrument ticket, we
will have an answer.