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Post by rah on Dec 17, 2014 5:15:23 GMT -5
Everything within acceptable limits.
BP was 120/88. That diastolic (lower number) keeps climbing as I get older. If it gets to 90 then I will have to go on BP medicine and then I will have to get a drivers physical every year.
Blood oxygen level was at 98 and she said she was happy with that. If that number got too low I would be forced to use a C-PAP machine if I wanted to keep driving for a living.
No indications of diabetes.
Passed the eye exam fine but I'm thinking I'm going to the optometrist pretty soon anyway. I can tell my distance vision has started to deteriorate a little. Been using reading glasses for over 10 years now.
So I got my license with hazmat endorsement renewed just a few months ago and now have my drivers physical done so they can leave me alone for a couple years.
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Post by jerbear on Dec 18, 2014 12:57:13 GMT -5
We get those exams about once a year. The SPO2 should be above 96% and for COPD/smokers it could be as low as 92% or thereabouts. Mine is roughly 98 to 100 depending on if I breathe really deep etc. My BP is much better now that I'm on BP meds, but I hate the side effect of the beta blockers. They keep your pulse lower than normal and it doesn't rise as fast or where it should when doing stressful aerobic activity. I'll suck lots of air on the treadmill trying to get my pulse to the max rate for my age. My eyes change with my blood sugar, but generally 20/20 except for reading. As amatter of fact going in for blood work on Christmas Eve believe it or not.
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