Treating diabetes with and without high blood pressure

Q: Is there a difference between treating someone with diabetes that has high blood pressure and one that only has high blood pressure?

A: High blood pressure is one disease and diabetes is another. Together they put an individual at even greater risk for heart disease and stroke. The principles of treatment remain the same but different medications may be used to treat hypertensive diabetics to help prevent kidney disease. The addition of RESPeRATE to prescribed medications can help obtain better blood pressure control in both diabetics and non-diabetics. A new study showing the effectiveness of RESPeRATE in lowering blood pressure in Type 2 diabetes was recently published in the Journal of Human Hypertension (MH Schein et al, advance online publication, November 13, 2008)