About 25% of people with Type 2\ndiabetes have high blood pressure or hypertension. Now the question arises\ndiabetes and hypertension are related? The answer is YES! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Both are related. Let us first\nunderstand what diabetes is? When blood sugar increases reason when the body\ncannot use the glucose properly, or there is a problem with insulin level in\nthe blood called diabetes. Hypertension is directly or indirectly related to\ndiabetes. It is observed, that most of the people who have diabetes are also\nsuffering from hypertension, ultimately resulting in heart problems like stroke\nblood circulation etc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Diabetes affects arteries that cause\nhigh blood pressure and if not treated on time can further make the patient\nsuffer to other medical conditions like heart attack, kidney failure, blood\nvessel damage. The effects of diabetes can be reversed with the help of\nmedications. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now, what should be the normal blood\npressure? Usually, it should be 120\/80, and it varies from person to\nperson. But for a person with diabetes,\nit should not exceed to 130\/80. The first or top number is when your heart\nsqueezes and fills the vessel with blood that pressure is systolic pressure.\nThe second number is when your soul rest between the beat, fill itself with\nblood for the next contraction that pressure is diastolic pressure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Symptoms of Blood\nPressure <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Generally, there is no symptom, but\none should get regular check-up of blood pressure from the doctor and can keep\nthe records for future references.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Symptoms of Diabetes\n<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Diabetes has many symptoms like\nthirst, frequent urination fatigue, blurred vision, and increased hunger, even\ngenetic at time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n How is\ndiabetes related to blood pressure?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n When you have diabetes, there is a\n99% chance that you have blood pressure or hypertension because, as mentioned\nabove, diabetes damages the arteries and affect the heart. In a study, it is\nfound that 3 out of 1 person is suffering from both hypertension and diabetes\nboth, which makes a deadly combination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Three things increase blood pressure:<\/p>\n\n\n\n They co-exist because they have\nsimilar risk factors like unhealthy diet, overweight or obesity, inactive\nlifestyle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lifestyle plays a very important role\nin both diabetes and blood pressure, many times we don\u2019t understand but our\nwork stress, bad eating habits, excessive tension, wakefulness, round the clock\nworking hours, no exercise can also make one suffer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n