How does diabetes affect high blood pressure/ What you should do

2024-01-13 09:38:00, Shëndeti CNA

How does diabetes affect high blood pressure/ What you should do

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Diabetes and high blood pressure are two of the diseases that most endanger the lives of Albanians. Both of these diseases are part of the metabolic syndrome, as are heart diseases and obesity.

According to the official data of the Health Insurance Fund, to which "AgroWeb.org" refers, high blood pressure, which is included in cardiovascular diseases, together with diabetes, are the two diseases from which Albanians suffer the most.

According to these data, there are about 250,000 patients who are reimbursed for the drugs they take for high blood pressure, followed by diabetes with about 70,000 people who are on the list of reimbursable diabetes drugs.

Diabetes and high blood pressure have many common causes and risk factors.

They can contribute to worsening each other's symptoms.

What is the connection between diabetes and high blood pressure?

Studies referred to by "AgroWeb.org" say that diabetes and high blood pressure can appear together in the human body and have many factors in common.

They are:

Obesity
Inflammation
Oxidative stress
Insulin resistance.

Can diabetes cause high blood pressure?

A person suffering from diabetes may not have enough insulin in the body to process glucose. Insulin is a hormone that the body uses to convert glucose from food into energy. In the absence of insulin, cells cannot be supplied with energy and glucose accumulates in the blood.

The damage caused by it is comprehensive and affects the kidneys and blood vessels. This damage promotes an increase in blood pressure and the risk of other complications. Studies have shown that people who suffer from hypertension are significantly more at risk of type 2 diabetes due to inflammation.

Both of these diseases together can increase the risk of heart attack, ischemia, kidney failure, vision loss and heart disease.

The key to diabetes prevention and good health

Healthy nutrition and physical activity are the two main pillars of good health and longevity. Both help not only to prevent diabetes, but for much more. Giving up a bad eating regimen is the most important step a person can take.

Such a regime implies the removal of industrial foods rich in sugar, flour and other harmful foods. Healthy diets are not complicated and do not cost much./ AgroWeb.org