2.0.0.0 HYPERTENSION/‍BLOOD PRES­SURE CON­TROL

2.1.0.0 Overview

Hy­per­ten­sion, defined as a sus­tained blood pres­sure ≥140/90 mmHg, is com­mon among pa­tients with ei­ther type 1 or type 2 di­a­betes. Hy­per­ten­sion is a major risk fac­tor for both ASCVD and mi­crovas­cu­lar com­pli­ca­tions. More­over, nu­mer­ous stud­ies have shown that an­ti­hy­per­ten­sive ther­a­py re­duces ASCVD events, heart fail­ure, and mi­crovas­cu­lar com­pli­ca­tions. Please refer to the Amer­i­can Di­a­betes As­so­ci­a­tion (ADA) po­si­tion state­ment “Di­a­betes and Hy­per­ten­sion” for a de­tailed re­view of the epi­demi­ol­o­gy, di­ag­no­sis, and treat­ment of hy­per­ten­sion (17). The rec­om­men­da­tions pre­sent­ed here reflect ADA’s up­dat­ed stance on blood pres­sure.