Hi i am 56, female, non i sulin depndent diabetic and just had the flu; my bp today is 147/104, in my case alarming as i usually dont have that, also terrible headache...just got out of a flu, also had vertigo ( kind of comes and goes) a few days ago ( I assume as a resukt from flu pkus a bit if otitis media)... Ok longwinded here but...should i be alarmed with bp reading? Did i mention i am horribly stressed?