A blood pressure log with the dates already in

What is on this blood pressure log?

Each page is a table with the dates already printed down the left side. Every day has a row for each session and reading you choose, with columns for the time, systolic (the top number), diastolic (the bottom number), pulse and a notes space. A heavier line separates one day from the next so readings do not get mixed up.

The top of every page has your name, the date range, a page number, a space for the doctor or clinic you will share it with, a place to circle which arm you used and a line for your monitor. Every page also carries this line: this log is for recording readings to share with your doctor; it is not medical advice.

How do I fill in a blood pressure log?

Write each reading in the row for the right day and session as soon as you take it, so you do not have to remember numbers later. Most home monitors show the top number, the bottom number and the pulse on the screen; copy each into its own column. If your doctor, nurse or pharmacist gave you instructions on when and how to measure, follow those, and use your monitor's own manual for how to use the cuff.

1. Find today's date on the page and the row for morning or evening.
2. Write the time you took the reading.
3. Copy the systolic, diastolic and pulse numbers from the monitor.
4. Use the notes column for anything you want to mention at your appointment, such as a rushed morning, a late night or feeling unwell.
5. If you take more than one reading per session, use the extra rows marked 2 and 3.

Should I choose morning, evening or both?

Choose the pattern your doctor or nurse asked you to follow. If you were asked to take readings twice a day, choose morning and evening. If you were asked to take two or three readings each time, set readings each time to match, and the log gives each one its own row.

If you were not given a pattern, ask at your next appointment what they would find most useful. This log simply gives you a neat, dated place to write down whatever you have been asked to record, so the person reviewing it can read it easily.

Is there a large print blood pressure log?

Yes. Choose large print and the headings, dates and rows all get bigger, with more room to write each number. Each page then holds fewer days, so the log runs to more pages. Standard print fits two weeks on a page when you record one morning and one evening reading per day; large print fits eight days.

Large print is useful for anyone who finds small boxes hard to see or write in, and for readings written by a carer or family member on someone else's behalf. Ink saver mode prints the red parts in grey without losing any of the lines.

How do I share my log with my doctor?

Take the printed pages to your appointment, or save them as a PDF and send a photo or scan if your practice accepts that. Keep the pages in date order; the page numbers and date ranges on each sheet help. Writing the name of your doctor or clinic on the log makes it clear who it is for if it is handed in.

Your doctor or nurse will look at the readings with everything else they know about you. This log does not show any target ranges or colour coding, and it does not tell you what any number means. That is deliberate: it is a record to share, and the conversation about the numbers belongs with the people looking after your health.

Is my health information stored online?

No. The maker runs in your browser. Your name and the other details you type are kept only in the page link on your own device and are never sent to us. The readings themselves are written by hand on paper, so they stay with you.

If you share a device with others, you can clear the page link from your browser history after printing. The printed log is then the only copy, so keep it somewhere safe with your other health papers.