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Diabetes, high blood pressure

All for DiabetesPublished May 24, 20102 min read

Key points

  • Strictly speaking, diabetes, high blood pressure is not a disease name, which refers to diabetes, hypertension.To address convenience, we have the situation in diabetics with hypertension referred to as diabetes high blood pressure.
  • Great harm diabetic hypertension, but also very common in daily life through diet, weight control to prevent.

Strictly speaking, diabetes, high blood pressure is not a disease name, which refers to diabetes, hypertension.To address convenience, we have the situation in diabetics with hypertension referred to as diabetes high blood pressure.

What is diabetes high blood pressure then?Because of its many hypertensive patients, often associated with diabetes; and more on diabetes associated with hypertension; both are called homologous disease.The two diseases, whether diabetes causes high blood pressure, impact or harm on another commonality exists, it is often combined attack, the formation of diabetes, high blood pressure.

Understand what is diabetes, hypertension, diabetes, high blood pressure that we look at the reasons.Diabetes, hypertension and hyperlipidemia are related, and the existence of common genes; diabetes have a pressor effect of angiotensin on sensitive; diabetes easily lead to kidney damage, and diabetes, high blood pressure can cause kidney damage.In addition, high blood sugar diabetes, high blood viscosity, vascular wall damage, vascular resistance is apt to cause hypertension bigger factor.

Diabetes, hypertension with the situation on the great bodily injury.If diabetes is often accompanied by retinal neuropathy, arteriosclerosis and heart, brain and kidney damage, and hypertension is also closely related with these diseases; diabetes, hypertension and sclerosis of vascular injury is likely to double in patients with simple hypertension, cardiovascular disease is induced myocardial infarction and stroke risk factors.

We also know that because of both high and lipids, bad habits, lack of exercise are related, so both the diabetic patients with hypertension or diabetes alone, hypertension, and even healthy people should observe good habits of support Cheng, regular exercise, weight control, can radically improve and prevent diabetes hypertension.Diabetes, high blood pressure patients to control blood pressure, even if the blood pressure decreased by only very few, are equally effective in preventing serious complications.

Great harm diabetic hypertension, but also very common in daily life through diet, weight control to prevent.

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Low blood sugar

Below 70? Use the 15-15 rule.

Hypoglycemia can happen to anyone who takes insulin or certain diabetes tablets. Treat it straight away. If someone is confused, unconscious or can’t swallow, don’t give food or drink: use glucagon if it is available and call 911 or your local emergency number.

Common signs

  • Shaking or trembling
  • Sweating, clammy skin
  • Fast heartbeat
  • Dizziness
  • Hunger
  • Confusion or irritability
  1. STEP 115 gTake fast-acting sugar4 oz (½ cup) of juice or regular soda, 4 glucose tablets, or 1 tablespoon of sugar or honey.
  2. STEP 215 minWait, then recheckStill below 70 mg/dL? Take another 15 g and check again.
  3. STEP 3SnackOnce back in rangeEat a meal or snack if your next one is more than an hour away.

Based on American Diabetes Association guidance. Your care team may give you a different plan, for example for children or after severe lows. Outside the US, call your local emergency number.