I am 73 and female. My blood pressure reading at my acupuncturist s office was 151 over 72 yesterday. It has been as high as 161 over 70/72, and as low as 131 over 68. The last time at my doctor s office it was 117 over 58, and varies all over the place whenever I have it taken. I don t know whether to be concerned about this variation. Also, is the diastolic number of more concern than the systolic number?
Hello there. I have read through your question and can understand your concern. Blood pressure does vary throughout the day. For e.g. It is lower in the morning hours and will be higher in the evening. But sometimes error in BP measurement due to faulty BP machines is also a cause. I would suggest you to get it checked with a manual BP apparatus and not the electronic one. Get your BP checked at the same time every day for a week and note down the readings. If your blood pressure still shows Chat Doctor.  Hope that answers your question