How to keep safe in winter for people with high blood pressure

       The cold climate in winter enters the high season of cardiovascular diseases, and hypertension, as the most common cardiovascular disease, is prone to sudden instability of the originally stable blood pressure in cold weather. If blood pressure is not well controlled, it often causes serious cerebrovascular diseases and heart and kidney diseases.        Into the winter, hypertension to strengthen the regulation and management, should generally pay attention to the following points.  1, blood pressure must be monitored every day: in order to prevent cerebral hemorrhage, myocardial infarction and other serious diseases caused by hypertension, hypertensive patients should pay more attention to the monitoring of blood pressure in winter. Many hypertensive patients feel that in the summer may not need to take drugs, or eat a drug blood pressure will drop very well. In winter, when blood pressure is high, patients who do not take medication may need to take medication, or patients who used to take one medication may need to increase the dose or take two medications. In short, blood pressure should be measured every day, high blood pressure to adjust the drug in time to reduce the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular risks.  2, can not arbitrarily stop reducing drugs: some hypertensive patients once they do not feel the symptoms to reduce medication, or even stop taking medication. Other patients think that hypertension eat antihypertensive drugs rely on the never stop. General hypertension patients, blood pressure should be controlled at 140/90mmHg or less. If you do not take medication or take medication but blood pressure is not controlled in the normal range, over time a variety of hypertension complications will creep in without knowing, and eventually heart failure, kidney failure, cerebral hemorrhage, cerebral thrombosis, myocardial infarction, blindness and other serious complications, clinical see such patients from time to time, regret too late. Hypertensive friends must understand that, with the current level of medicine, in order to reduce complications, most primary hypertension requires lifelong medication to control blood pressure to reduce the impact on the heart, brain and kidneys. The doctor will be based on the patient’s situation for the patient to develop an individualized prescription, some take a drug can make blood pressure stable, some need several antihypertensive drugs in combination, when the blood pressure is unstable, it is best to consult a specialist, you can not blindly reduce or stop medication, or once improper, will cause complications.  3, it is best to fix a doctor for treatment, consult at any time: because hypertensive patients need to take long-term medication to control blood pressure, antihypertensive drugs are such and such side effects, and individual physique is different, the doctor will choose the right antihypertensive drugs for you. Establish a long-term contact with a doctor, it is easy for the doctor to understand your physique and condition, and prescribe the right medicine. Especially in winter when blood pressure fluctuates, you should consult your doctor more often and learn something about managing blood pressure.  4, pay attention to diet and living: first of all, hypertension patients should pay attention to keep warm, the weather is suddenly cold to minimize outdoor activities, can be exercised indoors. Winter is cold, people’s dietary habits, eating hot things such as beef, sheep and dog meat, but hypertensive patients should be moderate, it is best not to eat dog meat and other hot food, adhere to the principle of low salt diet. Hypertension is also a lifestyle disease, keep your mouth shut, open your legs, is the prevailing healthy lifestyle, also suitable for friends suffering from hypertension.