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How long after eating do i need to wait before i can take a blood pressure reading?
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Blood pressure is variable within limits from hour to hour and can be taken at any time. If you are trying to get a standardized/reproducible reading you do it is the same setting every time. Sitting/laying down/on arising from sleep/before bedtime/before a meal/after. when you standardize the conditions the readings yield better comparable information.
Answered 9/14/2021
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