My hr is going low at night, well below 60 at night, looks like from app all night, which I’m not happy with. I have had NO checks what so ever on a voluntary basis from GP , in fact I’d asked couple of weeks ago when I visited to be passed off, casually said don’t take the Bisoprolol and then don’t take the anticoagulant 😳🤷🏼♀️
Question: is the low Hr affecting my glucose numbers do you think? Up and down, irregular pattern.
If its any help I have a resting heart rate of about 55 and my heart rate can drop to the mid 40s when I am asleep. My GP said it was fine when I made a point of asking him about it. And when I took medication for angina earlier this year (which I no longer take) it lowered my heart rate even more but the cardio people were not overly concerned. My only heart related meds are irbesartan for BP and low dose aspirin although I take other unrelated meds as well.
my hr has got lower and lower at night and as drs are just drs and not cardiologists, I’m not happy with that. Looks like I need to consult my heart consultant. A GP told a paramedic year last October to just tell her to increase the flecainide from 50mg to 100mg per day and I’m still taking that. If your heart isn’t beating enough the blood in it is more likely to stagnate my sense tell me.
No worries, I’ll consult my consultant.
i track my heart rate with fitbit so may not be entirely accurate .
but by using the free trial for the premium service it tells me that during my sleep I spend 58% of that below my resting heart rate. My resting varies between 56-60 on average and in my sleep I am going into the mid 40s at points. I do not see this as a major problem and doesn't seem to be effecting me
i cannot comment on glucose numbers unfortunately
heart, lungs and endocrine organs all work together. Difficulty is finding advice yet hard linked together. I have anatomy & physiology tracing but not to the that level.
Sometimes in groups there are those who are extremely knowledgeable.
I had fitbits and was sceptical about having an Apple Watch but now realise how so much better they are. Fitbit are not really that reliable.
gone are the days GP suggest things if you’ve anything long term. Unless it’s going to a clinic they run and get paid extra for, I’m very cynical these days 😂 but seems to be the case.
Ask for what you think would be helpful, they are unlikely to refuse in case you’re right.
Very frustrating getting help.
I did a CPET and although it said heart wasn’t working enough, I had to pay a cardiologist to intervene and give an interpretation to GP for a local referral.
Good luck with cardiologist
😳 but, if the heart rate fall so low would it not be in danger of coagulating? Yes I did get slapped on anticoagulants but they only do so much and not miracle pills. I actually don’t feel great when hr is low. Mine has become lower and lower. I suspect I need a medication change. I wondered how it affects my overnight glucose readings. So obviously need more professional advice.
It is normal for the heart to slowdown when we are at rest/asleep and "horizontal". Firstly, our body needs less energy (other than to maintain 37.5C) so less throughput of blood. One of the biggest user of blood is our brain. So when we are "vertical" (sat or up), the heart has to fight gravity to push the blood up; and when we are "horizontal" the heart does not need to pump that heart. Hope that helps
Heart Rate and illness
Low heart rate 
Low night time heart beat 
AF confused about heart rate
