Today I have tested blood pressure again. It's 121 over 83 with a pulse rate of 68. I'm alive. Continuous testing is probably overdoing it but since I have not self tested for a few weeks, it seemed right to report back. Next August I'm 60 and planning an active birthday celebration. I am going to keep my weight down so that I can beat my grown up son on the go karts.

I think that I have lowered my blood pressure over the past few years. A move out of London coupled with a concious lowering of salt in my diet and preparing most meals from scratch, mean that healthy food only gets into my stomach. I still exceed the weekly alcohol limits but hey you can't have everything.