Free printable blood pressure log
A one-page log sheet for home readings. Print it, keep it by your monitor, and bring it to your next appointment.
What is on the sheet
One landscape US Letter page with room for 19 readings. Each row has:
- Date and time, because readings change through the day.
- Systolic and diastolic, the top and bottom numbers on your monitor.
- Pulse, which most home monitors show too.
- Arm, left or right. Using the same arm each time keeps readings comparable.
- Medications taken and notes for symptoms, stress, a missed dose or anything else worth mentioning.
A strip of measuring tips sits at the top, and there are lines for your name and your goal, if your doctor gave you one.
How to use it
- Print a few copies and keep them next to your monitor with a pen.
- Measure at the same times each day. A common routine is once in the morning before medicine and once in the evening.
- Take two readings a minute apart and write down both. Do not skip the high ones.
- Bring the sheets to your appointment, or take a photo of them to send ahead.
New to home readings? Read how to take your blood pressure at home first. Small things like a crossed leg can change a reading.
Paper or app?
Paper works, and some people prefer it. The downside is adding it all up: a doctor will often want your averages, your highs and lows, and how readings change by time of day, and that means a calculator and some patience.
My Blood Pressure Journal does that part for you. Log a reading in seconds, see each one sorted into its American Heart Association category, watch your 7 and 30-day averages, and share a PDF report with your doctor. It costs $4.99 once, with no subscription, no account and no ads, and your readings stay on your phone.
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This app is a log, not a medical device. Always follow your doctor's advice.