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DETAILED INFORMATION
Reference Values
Clinical studies show that adult diabetes is often accompanied by elevated
blood pressure. People with diabetes can reduce their heart risk by managing
their blood pressure along with diabetes treatment*
4
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Monitoring your routine blood pressure trend helps you to know your body
condition. Human blood pressure naturally increases after reaching middle age.
This symptom is a result of continuous ageing of the blood vessels. Further
causes include obesity, lack of exercise and cholesterol (LDL) adhering to the
blood vessels. Rising blood pressure accelerates hardening of the arteries,
and the body becomes more susceptible to apoplexy and coronary infarction.
The recommended blood pressure range is as below:
Classification Systolic Pressure
(mmHg)
Diastolic Pressure
(mmHg)
Hypotension*
2
Less than 90 Less than 60
Normal*
3
Less than 120 Less than 80
Pre-hypertension*
3
120 – 139 80 – 89
Stage 1
Hypertension*
3
140 – 159 90 – 99
Stage 2
Hypertension*
3
160 or more 100 or more
*
2
: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Diseases and Conditions
*
3
: The Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation,
and Treatment of High Blood Pressure. NIH Publication. 2003. No. 03-5233