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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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 »
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A study of more than 700 residents of Anniston, Alabama has found that people with higher levels of chemicals known as polychlorinated biphenyls... Read more »
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new medication called Teklamo to treat high blood pressure. Teklamo is a combination of... Read more »
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Top 5 Myths about High Blood Pressure
Myth #1: Normal blood pressure is anything below 140/90 mmHg The most recent National Health, Lung, and Blood Institute guidelines set systolic BP of less than 120mmHg and diastolic BP of less than 80mmHg (i.e. less than 120/80) as normal. This...
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