Use Health-PIE to Manage Blood Pressure

Overview

High blood pressure, also known as hypertension which affects millions also includes teens and children. An ideal BP level for an adult is less than or equal to 120/80. High blood pressure is 140/90 or higher. Various stages of hypertension are:

* Normal: less than 120/80
* Prehypertension: 120/80 to 139/89
* High BP Stage 1: 140/90 to 159/99
* High BP Stage 2: 160/100 or higher
* Crisis (Emergency): more than 180/110

High BP may silently damage (may lead to death) your body before symptoms develop. If left uncontrolled it may lead to disability, poor quality of life, other health problems or fatal heart attack. There are many causes for high BP like overweight, improper diet, eating too much salt, family history with BP, drinking too much alcohol.

Preventive measures include maintaining proper body weight, healthy diet, reduction in salt and sodium intake, quitting smoking and alcohol, regular exercise, reduce stress, regular BP monitoring. If you are prescribed with BP medicines please follow doctor’s instructions without fail.

Health-PIE can help manage Blood Pressure.

Medicine Reminders:

Studies around the world shows >40% of chronic patients miss their medications leading to further blood pressure complications. Taking your medications on time is important part in managing your blood pressure. Uncontrolled blood pressure can lead to various other problems (Read more about them in our Hypertension article). We do not want you to be in the 40% of the population. So add your medicine reminders now on the App and never miss a dose again. You can go to Reminders section of the app and click on the plus sign at bottom left to add your own reminders.

Information and tips:

You can go to Health Information page on the app and search for blood pressure to get informative articles on blood pressure. One article which you should read is “Hypertension” by Dr. Siddhartha and Dr. Anup. In this article, you will not only learn how to manage blood pressure but also know what you can do at home in terms of food and exercises to manage it. We also keep publishing articles related to Blood Pressure and other conditions on management. We also publish useful tips which may be helpful for you and family members on blood pressure.

Track your Blood Pressure values:

You can go to vital charts section of App and select blood pressure chart. Please start adding your blood pressure whenever you measure it on the app and store them forever. Track how it has been improving over time. You can also track your weight. Reducing your weight is also key to staying healthy including managing your blood pressure.

Records:

Upload all your records related to blood pressure on the app in Records section and see the magic. They will be digitized by our clinicians and you will see all your blood pressure values written on prescriptions coming up automatically in the charts. You would also start getting reminders automatically if there are any active treatment in prescription (we will not set reminders for older prescriptions, but you can always set your own reminders). Of course, since all your records are kept safe at one place you or your doctor can refer to them whenever be the need.
Note: It may take up to 1 working day to digitize your prescriptions. Though we try to do it as early as possible.

We truly feel and have seen as well that Health-PIE app will be your partner in managing and controlling Blood pressure. Take care!