My nasty, scary Blood Pressure averages, for each hour (1 thru 24 or 1am thru 12 midnight), Jan 2002 thru Dec 2003 (24 months, 2455 readings).

Hr Sys Dia Nbr

1 153 93 10
2 143 93 20
3 144 94 19
4 146 97 17
5 152 98 17
6 153 100 34
7 157 101 95
8 145 92 141
9 140 89 183
10 143 91 223
11 146 93 174
12 148 94 166
  
13 151 98 100
14 152 97 79
15 153 96 106
16 149 94 127
17 148 93 90
18 150 95 114
19 152 96 140
20 158 100 163
21 162 102 175
22 164 104 149
23 159 100 75
24 154 100 29

Total 151 96 2455
 
These were my blood pressure readings during 2002 and 2003, by hour of day. Hour 1 is 1am (153/93) and hour 13 is 1pm (151/98). These were two long years of my blood pressure averaging 151/96 every hour of every day (based on 2,455 bp readings).

Every night between 10pm and midnight (20-24), my diastolic averaged at least 100! I was scared out of my mind! I tried every different kind of blood pressure medication available and nothing worked! :(
 
I am very lucky that I lived, or did not stroke out, during those years, especially considering that I was also dealing with Heart Failure, Permanent Atrial Fibrillation and Heart Valve Disease.
 
My blood pressure now averages 122/72 every hour of every day, all the time. I am feeling better at age 70 than I did when I was 50 and am doing so well, I have stopped going to my cardiologist.
 
How did I do this? A significant contributing factor was DIET. I went on a very healthy, small meal, frequent eating, low glycemic, ovo-vegetarian diet of 50% carbs, 30% fats and 20% proteins; with a total calorie load (less fiber) for the day of about 1400 calories. I have eaten around six small meals a day over the past 10  years. If I had a choice I would gladly and quickly go back to pizza and chicken wings and snacking and fast food and eating out. Fortunately, I found out what could greatly improve my health and my life and I stayed with it.
 
A healthy diet can do wonders for one's health. It is a most powerful medicine.  However... I would not expect many to go on a diet like this, unless they also have serious, life-threatening health problems, like me. I have to diet like this. If I stray off my diet, my symptoms get worse and my health gets worse.
 
Just wanted to pass this on to others with serious, life-threatening illness, reflected by high blood pressure, and who might be on an unhealthy diet.