A new study from Federico II University Hospital in Naples, Italy, shows high blood pressure or hypertension could be a possible cause of Type 2 diabetes. The study, reported on in the European Heart Journal July 2013, looked at patients with heart disease and blood vessel disease caused by hypertension, and compared their rate of development of diabetes with patients without damage caused by high blood pressure.
A total of 4176 people diagnosed with high blood pressure, and without diabetes, were included in the study.
- in three and a half years, 393 of these people developed diabetes.
- those with heart deformities caused by hypertension were almost twice as likely to develop diabetes than those without such damage.
Among those patients who developed Type 2 diabetes, there were nearly twice as many cases of heart damage and 67 percent more cases of carotid artery damage from hypertension among those who did not develop diabetes.
The people who had both heart and blood vessel disease caused by hypertension, had a 64 percent higher chance of developing Type 2 diabetes than those without such disease.
From these results, it was concluded high blood pressure could be a factor in causing Type 2 diabetes.
Whether high blood pressure is a factor in causing diabetes is a subject for more investigation, but high blood pressure is known to cause a variety of illnesses:
1. Aneurysms, balloon-like outpouchings of blood vessels, can form as the result of too much pressure, and when the "balloons" burst, internal bleeding results.
2. Too much pressure on the heart can cause the inside of the heart to grow, leaving too little room for the blood to flow through it adequately. When that happens a condition known as congestive heart failure can develop.
3. Hypertension is one of the most frequent causes of kidney failure. When blood enters the blood vessels throughout the kidneys at too high a pressure, the kidney can be unable to remove wastes from the blood.
All of which is why it is important to maintain a normal reading. A reading of 120/80 or lower is considered normal. A level of 140/90 is considered hypertension, or high blood pressure. The National Institute of Health in the United States recommends five habits for controlling blood pressure.
- weight should be kept normal or close to normal, so have a salad for lunch and limit junk food.
- speaking of junk food, salt in the diet should be limited to no more than 2 grams per day, so eat plenty of fresh fruits and veggies and forgo the biggie burger.
- use herbs and spices instead of salt for flavor. Read the labels on packaged foods to be aware of salt content.
- at least 30 minutes of aerobic exercise, such as walking, swimming, or bicycle riding, per day will help keep blood pressure low.
- men should not have more than one alcoholic beverage and women should not have more than two alcoholic beverages per day.
Type 2 diabetes is not a condition you must just live with. By making simples changes to your daily routine, its possible to protect your heart, kidneys, eyes and limbs from the damage often caused by hypertension and diabetes, and eliminate some of the complications you may already experience.
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