In my daily work, I am often asked by patients about how to monitor blood pressure in daily life, which shows that many patients are not clear about how to monitor blood pressure in daily life. Here, I will give you an explanation on how to monitor blood pressure in daily life. First, about the time to measure blood pressure. Generally speaking, there are five key points in the day to monitor blood pressure changes. The first point of time is early in the morning just before waking up, this point of time can reflect the peak of blood pressure; the second point of time is about 10 am, this point of time can reflect the change of blood pressure after taking medication; the third point of time is about 2 pm to 3 pm, this point of time can reflect the rebound of blood pressure, because many patients with hypertension take medication, blood pressure control in the morning time is still okay, to the afternoon blood pressure began to rise. To the afternoon blood pressure began to rise, and the time of blood pressure rose more in the afternoon 2:00 to 3:00 or so; the fourth point in time is before and after dinner, the specific time is about 6:00 pm, this point in time can reflect the control of blood pressure after taking antihypertensive drugs; the fifth point in time is before going to bed, the specific time is about 10:00 pm to 11:00 pm, this point in time can generally reflect the changes in blood pressure at night. Second, about the number of times to measure blood pressure. The key time points of the day for measuring blood pressure were mentioned earlier, and not every patient is required to seriously follow the above time points to measure blood pressure, because not everyone has so much time to do so, and for many working people, it is even more impossible. Therefore, the number of times to measure blood pressure per day can vary from person to person. Generally speaking, it is enough to measure blood pressure about 2 times per day according to the above time points, and the number of times can be increased at the beginning of taking antihypertensive drugs, and can be reduced when the blood pressure is controlled normally. If you really do not have time to measure blood pressure, you can consider going to the hospital for 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure measurement, which can more accurately and objectively assess the blood pressure fluctuations. After mastering the above two points, I think we should know if we monitor blood pressure in our daily life. As long as you keep a good record of your daily blood pressure measurements, you will be able to discover the pattern of your blood pressure fluctuations, so that you can better control your blood pressure, reduce the occurrence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events due to sudden increases in blood pressure, improve your quality of life and extend your life expectancy.