Guest guest Posted November 7, 2008 Report Share Posted November 7, 2008 I think you ar confusing high blood pressure with high cholesterol- you can't check cholesterol with a cuff-that is for Blood pressure--- In , " kl_clayton " <kl_clayton@...> wrote: > > Yes, in recent years, the medical community has lowered the range for > what is considered " high " for cholesterol values. In addition to that, > there is a new push to control moderate cholesterol levels with > medication. Many drs do not feel that there is enough of a risk to > justify putting elderly women on drugs. It used to be considered > normal for an older woman to develop slightly higher chol. readings as > she ages. Now the younger mds are trained to push the drugs. > > It happened to my mom too, she had slightly elevated readings at the > drs office, so she bought a cuff to check at home, and it was fine at > home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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