Diabetes And Hypertension Increase The Risk, Take Care Of These Things

If a person suffering from it also has a problem with hypertension, then this condition further increases the risk of the disease.

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 09:09 AM (IST)
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Diabetes And Hypertension Increase The Risk, Take Care Of These Things
Diabetes And Hypertension Increase The Risk, Take Care Of These Things

Type 2 diabetes mellitus is currently a common form of non-communicable disease. Due to the rapidly changing lifestyle, about 77 million people in the country are suffering from this disease and Kovid-19 has made this problem extremely complicated. When affected by type 2 diabetes for a long time, the body is unable to control blood sugar effectively. If a person suffering from it also has a problem with hypertension, then this condition further increases the risk of the disease.


When there is hypertension, the blood pressure in the arteries increases more than normal. Generally, when the blood pressure is recorded as more than 140/90, it is called hypertension and when this problem occurs in diabetic patients, this condition is termed co-morbidity. According to a study, there are twice as many cases of hypertension in patients with diabetes as compared to people who have only diabetes.


similarity in problems


Diabetes and hypertension are closely related and have similar risk factors, such as genes, inability to control blood glucose effectively, obesity, abnormal cholesterol levels, etc. According to the Indian Diabetes Study supported by Eris Lifesciences, 42 percent of the new patients with diabetes who participated in the research had hypertension problems and their age was on average 45 years, whereas in this study only new patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus were made participants. went. Most of these participants were not taking diabetes treatment.


try yourself with medicines


Diabetes and hypertension can be controlled by making lifestyle changes along with therapy. These serious health problems can be avoided in the long run by a healthy diet, regular physical activity and weight control and efforts have to be made for this.


A timely diagnosis of a disease is essential


Attention needs to be paid to the number of cases whose disease goes undiagnosed or patients are not able to reach physicians. Hence the diagnosis is missed. This is a sign of a dire situation for the future.

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