An important reason why you should have blood pressure measured is to monitor if it is still at normal level or not.  You should usually check it to know that you have high or low blood pressure and often notice your health to prevent symptoms and fatal diseases. Types of Blood Pressure When blood is squeezed to your arteries, pressure will be increased, called systolic pressure.  When the pressure in arteries falls, on the other hand, it’s called diastolic pressure.  To measure your blood pressure means both pressures are checked. However, the level of blood pressure depends on your activities in that time.  For example, high blood pressure happens when you are exercising or worried about something while your blood pressure is slow while you sleep or stay in relaxing environment.  Thus in a single day, your blood pressure might alter by 30-40 mmHg between systolic and diastolic pressure and that’s why you should assess your blood pressure at the same time and under the same conditions every time...