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What happens when high blood pressure meets diabetes? What do you need to pay attention to on a daily basis? This article tells you

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 Hypertension and diabetes are both chronic diseases, and the relationship between these two diseases is particularly close. Two out of three adults with diabetes have hypertension, and in most cases, hypertension and diabetes go together, and if you have both hypertension and diabetes, you are more likely to develop cardiovascular disease. Therefore, patients with hypertension combined with diabetes should not only take their medications scientifically and systematically under the guidance of their doctors, but also take daily precautions that should not be ignored. What should I pay attention to when I have hypertension and diabetes? 1. Choose the appropriate diet Patients with hypertension and diabetes should follow the DASH diet as a dietary pattern. The specific plan is as follows: eat more vegetables and fruits, consume low-fat or nonfat dairy products, such as low-fat or nonfat milk, yogurt or low-fat cheese, and eat more whole-grain and high-fiber foods, such as brown rice,...

The world's hypertensive population has exceeded 1 billion! Doctors: do this 5 points, blood pressure may be able to stabilize

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 Hypertension is a worldwide common disease, multi-morbidity, hypertension population has exceeded 1 billion! Has seriously endangered the physical and mental health of people. In recent years, the number of hypertension patients is increasing and getting younger, but the degree of attention people pay to hypertension is far from enough. What are the risks of high blood pressure to the body Heart damage Afterload (the load on the muscles after contraction) is increased in hypertensive patients, which puts a certain amount of pressure on the human heart, leading to an increase in blood pressure and triggering heart disease. Damage to the brain Long-term hypertension can lead to a series of complications, such as memory loss, dementia, and in severe cases, stroke and brain hemorrhage. Effects on the kidney The main effect is on the glomerular arteries. Because the arteriosclerosis caused by hypertension is systemic arteriosclerosis, including the arteriosclerosis of the glomerulus of...