I was diagnosed with Diabetes Type II in 1999. Prior to that date my blood pressure readings were averaging 147/91. In January of 2000 my doctor put me on Lipitor. Could my HBP be considered a secondary condition that is likely to be caused in part and/or aggravated by the diabetes mellitus?
Multiple readers have noted that they have one combination or another of hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus and hyperlipidemia (elevated cholesterol, or triglycerides, or low HDL cholesterol)...
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For the past fifteen years, my diabetes has been an anomaly in our family medical history. No one else in my family has Type 1. As far as... Read more »
All over the world people with diabetes are slacking off how well they control their diabetes. Their A1C levels are climbing to 7.0 percent... Read more »
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