what's the blood pressure upper limits for a class 1 medical?

[Babablackship]

Many blokes got knocked off in Korean Air after hitting 140/90; is this the upper limit?

[stilton]

FAA limits are 155/95

[Bertie Thruster]

Mine got so that the AME mentioned it; 140/90 in 2008 (age 56). :(

Now 117/70 at age 59! (cut out grains) :O

[sundownbettertakecar]

BT, awesome! How do you manage that? Only cutting down grains? There must be more to it, would appreciate your secrets as my b/p is fairly high 145/95 even with beta blockers.

[Bertie Thruster]

I said cutting out grains, not down!

Background info; google: 'lectins', 'ancestral health', and try cardiologist Dr William Davis' 'track your plaque
blog'
I'm 5ft 7in, I think going from 196 pounds to 147 pounds and waist 38 to 31, helped my bp.

[homonculus]

Yep, the weight reduction may have had just a little effect together with the undoubted change in lifestyle your GP's comments led to.

Say 99.9%

The grains? Well, your choice

Seriously, this is a common problem where we need to gtive clear proven advice - reduce weight, reduce salt, etc etc.

Not things that are not proven

BW

[Bertie Thruster]

I have all the proof I need. My sample size; n=1 (me):ok:

[DB6]

Upper limit for renewal is quite high - I think 159/95, but probably lower for initial.

[Rotorhead1026]

Now 117/70 at age 59! (cut out grains)

Did the grains include ... beer? Ouch! Drastic, drastic! :eek:

Seriously, well done - especially keeping the weight off after you lost it.

[gingernut]

I think the figure 160/90mmHg has been banded about these forums. And it's likely observer bias rules in your favour.

Generally, confirmed hypertension doesn't seem to be a big deal, although it's important that your GP and AME work in tandem.

Raised BP usually doesn't mean you're ill, it 's just one of these things we can "adjust" to make you live longer. Check out the other parameters (smoking/booze/family history/exercise)-and it's probably worth getting your cholesterol checked if you're my age, or anyone in the close family died young, suddenly and unexpected. Unfortunately, as most readers on here are pilots, they seem sometimes to be fixated on the numbers, but it's always a good idea to have a chat to someone about the "big picture" before embarking on life long treatment. And don't underestimate the effect of lifestyle changes.

If your BP is consistently up, get it sorted. If it's up just once ignore it but get it re-checked and post on here if you've got any queries. :)

[Bertie Thruster]

especially keeping the weight off after you lost it.

2 years now at 10 stone 7lb .:O

That really has been the best bonus of one simple 'lifestyle' change. (for me that is just 'no grains').

plus I dont have to do that incessant daily jog any more! I thought at one stage, age 55, I was going to have to eat only porridge and soup AND jog 3 miles every bloody day just to maintain at 14 stone and not get any fatter!

Now I just walk around as much as I can and do sprints (on a cycle machine) for 10 minutes, once a week.

Did the grains include ... beer? Ouch! Drastic, drastic!
Correct; no beer! But red wine and champagne fill the gap.:p

[ODKEN]

Let me know the full details, I am interested in loosing 20 lbs and getting it down (verses the old Viagra syndrome)

(when I worked for the Sultan of Sin....there were usually 4 prostitutes on board,,,, one day (BV.....Before Viagra) there were 18 on board (in the mid 90's !!!) ,,,"he must have been a Pfizer test case baby)....HA!