Roughly 1 in 3 adults live with high blood pressure
In the UK, 26% of women and 31% of men have been diagnosed with high blood pressure.
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Know Your Numbers Week
Check your blood and protect your heart health
Don’t let your high blood pressure go undetected
It’s Know Your Numbers Week. You can head into your nearest Well to get a blood pressure check and advice from our pharmacy team.
There’s never a bad time to get your blood pressure checked. It’s an important part of maintaining your health and wellbeing. This is because high blood pressure, or a build-up of pressure in your blood vessels, can result in serious illnesses over time. Stroke, heart failure and cardiovascular disease can develop because of long-term high blood pressure readings.
Another reason? High blood pressure often happens without any warning signs. Some people might experience headaches, dizziness or heart palpitations (a rapid or fluttering heartbeat) but most will not have any symptoms.
High blood pressure can increase your risk of having a stroke
1 person dies from a stroke every 5 minutes in the UK. High blood pressure can lead to a stroke because of the damage it causes to your blood vessels.
There are 200,000 new heart failure diagnoses each year
If you have high blood pressure, your heart has to work harder to pump blood around your body. This can make your heart muscle weaker. People with high blood pressure are 2-3 times more likely have heart failure than those without it.
The NHS spends over £2.1 billion every year to treat high blood pressure-related illness
High blood pressure and the conditions it causes result in a huge number of hospital stays each year.
Although the risk of high blood pressure increases with age, anyone can develop it. So having a regular blood pressure check can help prevent illness. It only takes a few minutes to do.
Normal blood pressure readings help make sure that your heart doesn’t have to work too hard to pump blood around your body. It can also help prevent serious cardiovascular, or heart-related, conditions. A normal reading is typically between 90/60 mmHg and 120/80 mmHg. You can check this at home using a blood pressure monitor or with the help of a pharmacist.
Know Your Numbers Week is a great opportunity for you to get your blood pressure checked. If you head into you nearest Well, a member of our team can take your blood pressure and advise you on how to manage it.
Get your blood pressure checked at Well
With over 760 pharmacies across the UK, our team can help you get an accurate blood pressure reading and access to treatment if you need it. They can also give you tips and advice so you can confidently use a blood pressure monitor at home.
Control your blood pressure
Your lifestyle choices can have positive effects on your health. Choosing to move more, eat healthier foods and cutting back on smoking or drinking can improve heart health. If you’re ready to make a change to your daily routine, we have tips for you.
Shop electrical health
Our electrical health range makes managing your wellbeing at home easier. With blood pressure monitors, scales and pulse oximeters available, you can find diagnostic gadgets to help monitor your health.
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