One in two type 2 diabetics is hypertensive

Something more than half of the people with type 2 diabetes (55 %) are hypertensive, since the development of both pathologies is often in parallel, as they warn from the Spanish hypertension society (SEH).

Diabetes is a disease that usually presents other associated problems and it is estimated that between 80 and 82 % of Spanish diabetics have overweight and obesity, as the doctor of the Spanish Society of Spanish Hypertension-IllThe fight against arterial hypertension (Seh-Lelha), Olga González.

Therefore, experts recommend an exhaustive follow -up of this disease, since the most frequent cause of death in diabetic patients are cardiovascular events.

Thus, the diabetic population has between two and three times more likely to develop a stroke, than the non -diabetic population.

Arterial hypertension worsens and accelerates the damage that diabetes exerts on the arteries, which results in people who suffer from suffering more frequently myocardial infarction, renal insufficiency, cerebral vascular accidents (thrombosis) or peripheral vascular diseases.

Diabetes is a metabolic disease that is characterized by chronic hyperglycemia, but has vascular consequences, since it increases microvascular complications such as diabetic retinopathy, neuropathy and diabetic neuropathy.

In addition, it can affect large arteries such as coronaryians, which can cause ischemic heart disease or the arteries of the central nervous system, which results in cerebrovascular disease. "
Diabetic patients should be considered of high cardiovascular risk, experts warn that they advise to have more closely controlled blood pressure figures.

Current guides recommend blood pressure levels of 130/85-80 mmHg in diabetic people.

The diet, the specialists add, is one of the basic pillars for cardiovascular risk prevention so they recommend a mediterranean diet rich in fats of plant origin (olive oil and nuts), legumes, fish and bird meat and reduceconsumption in red, sweet and dairy meats.

They also recommend physical exercise to reduce fats, reduce blood pressure and control weight.