Try. Sometimes. No.
It's genes, I guess, which is odd because my dad had high BP his whole life.
And even when I was pregnant and weighed more than I do not, it wouldn't budge. No idea why.
Good for you! Nothing like having the right parents, even though dad had high BP. How weird is that?
My grandmother had glaucoma and her two sons inherited it (including my dad). Grandma and one son went blind from it in their 90s. My dad passed in his mid 70s. So far, I don’t have any sign of it (I’m 72). Could be genetics — my dad’s side was from Germany and Poland. My mom came from English stock.
“And even when I was pregnant and weighed more than I do not, it [BP] wouldn’t budge. No idea why”.
I take my portable BP device to the doctor’s and compare the two readings.
Yours may be stuck!
;-)