Hypertension or high blood pressure, with all its complications including diabetes, is also a silent killer. On the lighter side of things though, anyone who has it can manage the disease with proper diet and lifestyle modification. Note the word ‘manage.’ A medicine that will eliminate high blood pressure does not exist. You can only control it. In that case, what I think … [Read more...]
Hypertension and Diabetes: What’s Your Number?
Diabetes patients are twice as likely to suffer from hypertension compared to individuals who do not have Diabetes, says the National High Blood Pressure Education Program Working Group. Approximately 3 million Americans, or two out of three people have both diseases today. In the UK the ratio is 3:10 in people with Type 1 Diabetes and 8:10 in people with Type 2 … [Read more...]