If you are hypertensive, your doctor owns the plan — Burnie logs it
High blood pressure is a team job. Your doctor owns the BP plan and your medicines; you log food and weight with Burnie and bring those numbers to each visit.
You have high blood pressure. Your doctor gave you a plan. Now you wonder: what is my job? The good news is you do not have to be your own doctor. Your doctor owns the BP plan. You own your daily food and weight log. Burnie helps with the log part. That split feels like a real relief. You can stop guessing and just live your day, then write it down.
What your doctor owns
Your doctor sets your BP target. They pick your BP medicine. They tell you your daily salt limit. They change the dose if your numbers move. You do not do any of this yourself. The 2025 AHA/ACC guideline tells doctors to aim for a systolic blood pressure (top number) goal of under 130 mm Hg. NICE in the UK tells doctors to keep clinic blood pressure below 140/90 mmHg for adults under 80. The AHA says most adults should eat no more than 2,300 mg of sodium a day, with an ideal goal of no more than 1,500 mg. These are your doctor's numbers to set for you, not yours to guess. Burnie does not read your blood pressure at all. You measure BP with your doctor's machine, or the one they tell you to use. Burnie only logs your food, your weight, and your daily calorie deficit.
I can manage my blood pressure myself with a calorie app, so I do not need the doctor.
mostly falseMostly false. A calorie app like Burnie logs your food, your weight, and your daily calorie deficit. It does not read your blood pressure. It cannot set your BP target. It cannot pick or change your BP medicine. Your doctor owns those. Weight loss does help BP a little. A big research review found about 1 mm Hg drop in systolic blood pressure for each kilogram of body weight lost. That is a nice support for your doctor's plan, not a replacement for it. You still need your doctor to own the plan.
Who owns what in your BP care
Bring your Burnie log to every BP visit
The bottom line
Your doctor owns your BP plan. You own your food and weight log. Burnie is the log you bring to each visit. Burnie is FREE, with no paid tier, and it never reads your blood pressure. You do not have to be your own doctor, and that is a good thing. Talk to your doctor, log your day, and let the team work.