When is the best time to measure blood pressure in a day? Morning or night?

The best time to measure blood pressure in a day should be 6-8 am or 4-6 pm, because people's blood pressure is the peak of the day in these two time periods, and the blood pressure measured in these two time periods will reflect the highest level of blood pressure in a day, so it will be more meaningful to measure blood pressure. If the patient already has high blood pressure, the blood pressure should be measured within one hour after getting up in the morning and before taking the medicine.

Precautions for measuring blood pressure:

1, to measure in a quiet state, we must avoid strenuous exercise, including eating and eating, half an hour before self-testing blood pressure, and it is best not to drink coffee. It's best not to smoke, and of course, never take antihypertensive drugs. Relax and rest quietly for at least 5 minutes. Academic repression measured in this way is more standard. Otherwise, it will affect the accuracy of blood pressure.

2, accurate measurement of blood pressure should be measured at the brachial artery of the upper arm, and at the same time ensure that the measured part of our body and the heart should be kept at the same level, and the sphygmomanometer should be at the same level with them. We usually use a simple electronic sphygmomanometer to measure blood pressure at home. We should ensure that the cuff of the electronic sphygmomanometer is close to the upper arm to be measured, and the size of the cuff should conform to the circumference of our upper arm.

It is worth noting that if there is an error in the data measured during our self-test of blood pressure, you can measure it again in the right way after a few minutes' rest. If you still feel the deviation, you can change the sphygmomanometer. Don't cause mood swings because of one measurement, but test it twice as much as possible. Especially for patients with hypertension, we should pay more attention to the self-test of blood pressure. If we are very concerned about the blood pressure value, we suggest not to self-test, otherwise the slight deviation of the measured value will cause excessive emotional fluctuation, which is not conducive to the good control of blood pressure.