High blood pressure—also known as hypertension—and Type 2 diabetes are two of the most common medical conditions in the U.S. Unfortunately, they often occur together. Some research has found that 85% ...

Blood sugar management is crucial for people with diabetes, but target levels vary based on individual factors, not just age. While there are general guidelines for blood sugar levels based on age ...

To most doctors, and consequently to their patients, the disorders that are lumped under the name “high blood pressure” seem a world apart from the disease known as diabetes. The startling truth, ...

Diabetes and high blood pressure are very common conditions. According to a 2020 report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 34.2 million Americans, or more than one in 10, have diabetes ...

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CHICAGO — An intensive treatment approach to lower systolic blood pressure to a target of 120 mm Hg in patients with type 2 diabetes led to a lower risk of cardiovascular events than a standard ...

Intensive SBP control to ≤120 mmHg reduced major cardiovascular events by 21% in type 2 diabetes patients compared to standard treatment. The BPROAD Study involved nearly 13,000 adults with type 2 ...

Twice as many Americans now face the increased risk of death that comes from having both high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes, a new study reports. About 12% of the U.S. population had high blood ...

Diabetes has long been treated as a disease of blood sugar, but a growing body of research suggests it is also a disease of ...

Higher cortisol levels can raise blood sugar levels. This can happen because of stress, sleep irregularities, caffeine and alcohol, certain medications, and even times of the day. You may experience ...

People with type 2 diabetes may be able to improve their blood sugar by doing something as simple as sitting by a window for a few hours each day. In a study published in Cell Metabolism, scientists ...