Providers are missing opportunity to act on BP control in diabetics.
Emphasize BP control in diabetic patients. Why? Because studies show that hypertensive control is at least as important as glycemic control in diabetic patients. However, for a variety of reasons providers have a tendency to take a wait-and-see stance when they really should act aggressively to reach optimal BP targets. Find out what steps you can take to bring provider behavior in compliance with recommended guidelines.
D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001795:Blood Pressure Determination; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications*; D019468:Disease Management; D004363:Drug Utilization; D015444:Exercise; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012307:Risk Factors
D000959:Antihypertensive Agents