Our primary care providers in Dallas County also offer hypertension treatment and management. Many people live with hypertension without knowing about it until they experience a heart attack or stroke caused by their high blood pressure. We can keep that from happening by monitoring your blood pressure regularly. Hypertension is more common among older, overweight, or diabetic individuals and people who smoke, consume alcohol, lead sedentary lives, have unhealthy diets, or have a family history of hypertension.
High blood pressure usually causes no noticeable symptoms, which means many men and women can have hypertension without knowing it until they have a more serious medical event like a heart attack or stroke. Having blood pressure evaluated on a regular basis is important for diagnosing hypertension as early as possible so it can be treated.
High blood pressure is more common among people who:
are older
are overweight or obese
lead inactive or sedentary lives
smoke
abuse alcohol
consume diets high in unhealthy fats
have a family history of hypertension or heart disease
have diabetes
At Health One Family Medicine, we offer a thorough treatment plan for hypertension, including lifestyle changes, medication, dietary changes, and more. Being more physically active, eating a diet low in unhealthy fats and high in fiber, quitting smoking, and losing excess weight may help lower pressure in many people.
We encourage our patients to schedule regular appointments with us regularly to ensure we can offer ongoing care to them, assess their medicine dosage, and make changes to their care plan according to their condition and risk factors. Sometimes, other tests will be recommended to check for heart disease, diabetes or other medical issues.
At Health One Family Medicine, we value the health of every family member and want to make sure that our services are affordable for every patient. For that reason, we accept a wide variety of insurances. If you have any questions about the type of insurances we accept, please call our office. There will be a $25 charge for any missed appointments that are not cancelled 24 hours in advance.
