PODIATRIST DISCUSSES DIABETES AND HYPERTENSION

According to Jane Graebner, DPM, "If your diabetes is mismanaged, then you might be setting off a  chain reaction of events such as hypertension (high blood pressure), which can lead to heart disease and peripheral neuropathy. In fact, two-thirds of people with type 2 diabetes experience hypertension."

 

Dr. Jane Graebner

 

"Hypertension and diabetes have many of the same risk factors, and the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) in 2015 concluded that having high blood pressure leaves you at greater risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. Similarly, diabetes leaves unprocessed insulin in the bloodstream where it creates blockages in blood vessels (often in your heart) and damages your kidneys, which are vital organs in maintaining healthy blood pressure. This means diabetic patients are twice as likely to develop hypertension as compared to non-diabetics," says Dr. Graebner. 

 

Source: Joshua Keeran, The Delaware Gazette [11/10/21]

Courtesy of Barry Block, editor of PM News