The usual way that people with diabetes control hypertension -- high blood pressure in normal English -- is with medication. These drugs include everything from diuretics and beta blockers to ACE inhibitors and ARBs and more. Unfortunately, like all drugs, they all have their unwanted side effects.
If we could control high blood pressure without drugs, we could do away with all those nasty side effects. Now, it seems that we can.
Not that I was quick on the draw to recognize that fact. The...
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Q&A: Can I control my high blood pressure without medication?
A reader who has had problems with side effects from blood-pressure drugs asks pharmacists Joe and Teresa Graedon if it is possible to control high... Read more »
Vaccine may one day control high blood pressure
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High Blood Pressure Control Improving Nationwide
A new report published in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that while the number of Americans who have high blood pressure has... Read more »
Telmisartan may help high-risk patients control blood pressure...
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Drug-induced hypertension
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Drug-induced hypertension is high blood pressure caused by using a chemical substance, drug, or medication.See also: High blood pressureAlternative... Read more »
High Blood Pressure Risk Factors That YOU Can Control
Lose Weight Around 1/3 of people with high blood pressure are over weight. The risk of hypertension doubles for moderately obese people in comparison to those with a normal, healthy weight. Obese children and teens develop a greater risk for high...
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