title: Diabetes and hypertension.
abstract: Arterial hypertension is more common in diabetes mellitus than in nondiabetic subjects, and many metabolic and hemodynamic features of diabetes mellitus contribute to the etiology of hypertension. Control of hypertension in diabetes mellitus is extremely important as high blood pressure accelerates both macrovascular and microvascular complications of this disease. Most classes of antihypertensive agents are effective in blood pressure control in diabetes mellitus, so the choice of antihypertensive therapy is based on the differences in adverse effects of these agents on metabolic control and their effect on other cardiovascular risks.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Sepulveda, California 91343.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Tuck
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Stern
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications*; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications; D012964:Sodium / Q000378:metabolism; D014655:Vascular Resistance / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D007328:Insulin; D012964:Sodium