hierarchy - a series of ordered groupings of people or things within a system; put honesty first in her hierarchy of values. 1  celestial hierarchy - the collective body of angels. 2  data hierarchy - an arrangement of data consisting of sets and subsets such that every subset of a set is of lower rank than the set. taxonomy - a classification of organisms into groups based on similarities of structure or origin etc.
Sodium is known to raise blood pressure (and sometimes greatly), so doctors generally recommend limiting it. Check with your healthcare professional before you up your intake -- if you consume an amount that's not good for you, it can lead to heart failure (especially if you're older).
A: Aspirin doesn't cause blood glucose levels to rise, and neither do most blood pressure medicines. One category of blood pressure medicines, thiazide diuretics, may cause a small rise in blood glucose. Reasons for the variations in your blood glucose readings at home and at your doctor's office could be: 1  Feeling stressed prior to and when visiting your doctor. Stress can make blood glucose levels rise. 2  The reading done in your doctor's office might have been taken from your arm and analyzed by the lab.