High Blood Pressure

Cecil Chapman wrote:

Pardon me for asking (but I have noticed this pattern with some docs) is
your doctor overweight?; I ask this because (in my experience anyways)
overweight doctors seem a lot less likely to propose weight loss than a
doctor that otherwise is trim and fit.

Jay has mentioned a few times that he's been keeping his son company in the
weight-training room. Now, my doc tells me that weight training won't do
anything for blood pressure or cholesterol, but it *does* build muscle mass. And
muscle weighs more than fat.

I think it likely that Jay's doctor didn't recommend that he go on a diet
because he knows that Jay isn't actually overweight. The papers in this neck of
the woods frequently carry a story about someone built like Arnold who fails the
weight/height requirements of his job.

George Patterson
Drink up, Socrates -- it's all-natural.

Matt Whiting wrote:
Jay Honeck wrote:

Well, I'm officially old. After watching my blood pressure slowly
climb over the last three years (strangely, the years we've owned the
hotel -- coincidence? :-), my doctor has decided that my ineffective
weight loss efforts aren't going to do the trick.

Here are the facts: BP is 155/85. Weight: 197. Height: 6'.
Exercise: 30 minutes every day. Family has a history of strokes and
high blood pressure.

The good doctor says the elevated BP isn't being caused by my weight,
which isn't too far out of line for a 46 year old guy. (Although
losing 15 pounds would certainly help.) He has prescribed Vasotec
for me, which *is* on the AOPA's list of FAA approved medications,
thankfully.

For those who have already been down this road, did this medication
cause any side effects? The doc says the most common one is a nagging
cough, for no known reason.

Thanks!


I had the same thing happen when I was 37 (I'm now 45). I started out
on Vasotec also as best I recall. I think this is in the class called
ACE inhibitors, right? I've taken a couple of different one's since
then, mainly due to requests by my insurance company, and am now taking
Atacand. I think most all of the ACE inhibitors are FAA approved and
I've never had a side-effect attributed to the BP meds. I've always
taken the smallest dose available and it has kept my BP under good control.

It was my AME that spotted my sugar problem. My primary physician put
me on dyazide (diuretic) and later switched me to lisinopril, an ACE
inhibitor that also helps with diabetes. I am on 5 mg per day but the
AME said he starts patients on 40 mg!

There have not been any ED problems. The AME was completely satisfied
with my BG record that I bought in. I have a program that reads out the
data from my BG meter and lets me plot it over a selected date range.

I don't have full blown type-2 but am able to control blood glucose
and blood pressure through diet and exercise (uggggh). Avoid white
things: rice, bread, pasta. Avoid salt but it's almost impossible to
get your calories and keep Na down to 1500 mg per day (recommendation by
the ADA).

I haven't had a beer in 2 years because of the starch in it. "Low carb
beer" is an oxymoron anyway. However, alcohol does _lower_ blood
glucose and blood pressure. It's just fattening.

If anyone out there has an alternative to the treadmill and Nautilus
machines, please let me know. Exercise is the most mindless activity I
an imagine. A standard day involves 8 hour of sleep and 8 hours of
work, leaving 8 hours for everything else including exercise. An hour
of exercise wastes 12.5% of your "usable" life. As things stand, I can
stop exercising but would have to take a diabetes-specific drug for the
rest of my life. That would void my 3rd class Medical Certificate.

William W. Plummer wrote:

If anyone out there has an alternative to the treadmill and Nautilus
machines, please let me know. Exercise is the most mindless activity I
an imagine. A standard day involves 8 hour of sleep and 8 hours of
work, leaving 8 hours for everything else including exercise. An hour
of exercise wastes 12.5% of your "usable" life. As things stand, I can
stop exercising but would have to take a diabetes-specific drug for the
rest of my life. That would void my 3rd class Medical Certificate.

I bought a good bicycle last summer and took several 25 mile rides in
hilly country. It helped me lose 10 lbs. over the summer and is much
more enjoyable than a stationary bike in a fitness center ... even with
the TVs and head phones. I'd always had really cheap 10-12 speed road
bikes before and they were a pain to ride. My new Fuji comfort style
bike is pretty comfortable even for a 45 year-old body. I'm looking
forward to the end of winter so I can get back on the road.

Why do you say an hour of exercise wastes 12.5% of your usable life? If
it lets you live 10 years longer, then you'll likely at least break
even. :-)


Matt

Matt Whiting wrote:

William W. Plummer wrote:

If anyone out there has an alternative to the treadmill and Nautilus
machines, please let me know. Exercise is the most mindless activity
I an imagine. A standard day involves 8 hour of sleep and 8 hours of
work, leaving 8 hours for everything else including exercise. An hour
of exercise wastes 12.5% of your "usable" life. As things stand, I
can stop exercising but would have to take a diabetes-specific drug
for the rest of my life. That would void my 3rd class Medical
Certificate.


I bought a good bicycle last summer and took several 25 mile rides in
hilly country. It helped me lose 10 lbs. over the summer and is much
more enjoyable than a stationary bike in a fitness center ... even with
the TVs and head phones. I'd always had really cheap 10-12 speed road
bikes before and they were a pain to ride. My new Fuji comfort style
bike is pretty comfortable even for a 45 year-old body. I'm looking
forward to the end of winter so I can get back on the road.

Why do you say an hour of exercise wastes 12.5% of your usable life? If
it lets you live 10 years longer, then you'll likely at least break
even. :-)


Matt
One eighth = 0.125 or 12.5%
One hour of the 8 you have for this sort of thing.

Backpacking works for me.
I have started making my own dehydrated meals.
This allows me to have total control over the contents.

William W. Plummer wrote:
If anyone out there has an alternative to the treadmill and Nautilus
machines, please let me know. Exercise is the most mindless activity I
an imagine. A standard day involves 8 hour of sleep and 8 hours of
work, leaving 8 hours for everything else including exercise. An hour
of exercise wastes 12.5% of your "usable" life. As things stand, I can
stop exercising but would have to take a diabetes-specific drug for the
rest of my life. That would void my 3rd class Medical Certificate.

Jay Honeck wrote:
GAAAAHHH! I'd rather die.

Nevah, I say -- NEVAH!

;-)

:-) Pretty much the response I figured. Hey, we all have our convictions.

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with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there
you will always long to return"
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Montblack wrote:

Mmm ...roasted duck at the Chines buffet.
Actually...the local Chinese place tonight. Not a buffet but still
enough food to bring home...burp


I bet you ride your bike to work, don't you? Oh wait, you do. Well this
isn't going anywhere :-)
Especially since I rode home today and will ride to work tomorrow
morning. Only 7.5 miles each way (used to be 16.5 along the American
River bike trail...watch out for the squirrels).

I'm the only (super-sized) one in the family - even cousins. (Adopted? I
always suspected)
For whatever reason, I inherited Dad's height (and, unfortunately, his
hairline) and Mom's metabolism.


Slightly less mass than last year's OSH, but not down by nearly enough -
yet.
Every bit helps. Step away from the chips Mr. and nobody gets hurt. :-)


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Jack Allison
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"When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the Earth
with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there
you will always long to return"
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On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 11:24:48 -0500, "Rod Madsen"
wrote:




I'v been told that many BP meds cause erectile disfuntion. Maybe you can
give us a report on that?

Rod

And I was always told it was caused by marriage.

Scott D.
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Give us an insite as to what your diet is - that's where high BP starts.

Cockpit Colin wrote:

Give us an insite as to what your diet is - that's where high BP starts.

Well, he keeps talking about brats and full-bodied beer. That should give you a
clue.

George Patterson
Drink up, Socrates -- it's all-natural.