Blood pressure — measuring it at home, and trusting the number

Several chapters in this book tell you to "measure blood pressure." Stage and goals. Proteinuria. Comorbidities. What nobody explains is how — and once you start measuring, the numbers jump around enough that you don't know whether to believe them. 👁️ Hypertension is silent until it presents as sudden blindness. The retina detaches, and it is usually irreversible. 20…