I know my situation is different than all of yours, but maybe you can take away something from this.
Don’t know about you guys, but I’ve been injured 26 years. My low blood pressure used to be low like yours, but not so dangerously fluctuating, except while in the hospital. I’ve also never been medicated for it (besides salt pills). But I’ve figured out that constant hydration is a major factor. In addition to breakfast, I’d always eat a little something sweet or drink sugary drinks, thinking that was the way to raise bp, but not anymore. Now I drink up to 8oz. of water first thing in the morning, eat breakfast, and then drink a good cup or two more throughout the morning before I sit up (doesn’t have to be strictly water). It is the solution for me. Drinking a couple cups of water, and eating carbs the night before (and enough calories overall) is my winning combo. If I don’t follow this pattern and I practically black out after transferring, I then immediately drink a good cup or two of agua—works every time. Works faster and is easier than chomping skittles in a dizzy state, though not as tasty, I hear ya L All this fluid chugging used to cause me bladder spasms, but not anymore. I think my body is used to it now. Also, even for non-diabetics like myself, sugary drinks spike the insulin level, which then plummets, then the body struggles again to raise, and stabilize, it. All this can affect bp. Though when I do drink something yummy and sugary, I try always to drink water afterwards. Don’t know this for certain, but I think this helps to reduce the spike in insulin. Try this method. Took me a lot of years to get it down pat. It works for my bp, plus I feel so much better all day when I drink plenty of water in the morning. Hope this helps. Carrie Carrie From: greg [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2016 7:37 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Blood pressure I can get super dizzy after eating. And maybe 10% of the time the nurses can't hear/find my blood pressure. Not sure if related, but think it could be, about 10% of the time they can't find a vain to draw blood. When it's that bad, even the light machine can't find a vain. Greg > I have problems with this occasionally, especially after I eat or > first get seated in the chair. It's definitely not good to have > this low. It's hard on your heart and your kidneys, not to mention > all of the other internal organs. > > Just FYI, if you can't get a reading sitting up, try tilting back > as far as you can in the wheelchair or in bed and see if you get > one. If it's low, then you might need to talk to a physician about > whether it's beneficial to take medication to raise it. They have > me taking medication part of the day, but when I get into bed I > have pain issues which elevates my blood pressure. So it's a bit of > a seesaw as well as a balancing act. > > Quadius > > > On Fri, Oct 14, 2016 at 11:45 AM, Danny Hearn > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Yes, most quads range very low in blood pressure.....mine is the >> same as you guys and have had times they can't even get a reading >> also. Dan H*** >> >> >> On Thursday, October 13, 2016 10:43 PM, "[email protected]" >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> My blood pressure is very like yours Bobbie all the time. They >> sometimes can't even get a reading. >> >> >> Meredith >> Sent from my LG Mobile
