Face turning red and cold sweat... Signs of 'this problem' in the blood

Diabetes and hypertension are closely related conditions.

A study has shown that the sooner hypertension treatment is received, the more effectively diabetes complications can be prevented.

 

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Today's Diabetes Letter: a two-line summary

1. Patients with diabetes have a higher risk of cardiovascular disease due to hypertension.

2. Thoroughly manage your blood sugar and blood pressure with exercises suitable for you.

 

 

🔺 If blood pressure rises too high, the risk of complications increases by 30%

 

Research has shown that diabetes patients should actively manage their blood pressure to prevent complications.

The research team at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in the United States conducted a study on 4,733 patients with diabetes.

 

As a result, having both diabetes and high blood pressure increased the risk of diabetic cardiovascular complications by about 30%.

Receiving hypertension treatment delayed the onset of cardiovascular complications by 4.5 years compared to leaving it untreated.

Although it is an expected result, this study provides insight into the importance of blood pressure management in diabetic patients.

 

 

Lose weight and regularly check your blood pressure

 

What should diabetic patients pay the most attention to first in managing their blood pressure?

It is weight loss immediately. When a diabetic patient gains weight, the sympathetic nervous system becomes hyperactive due to hyperinsulinemia.

Then, blood pressure rises.

When you gain weight, sodium accumulates abnormally in the body, leading to an increase in body fluids.

This also raises blood pressure.

 

Middle-aged women are at a higher risk of hypertension.

Blood pressure rises as female hormones decrease due to menopause.

 

Professor Bae Jae-hyun of the Department of Endocrinology at Hanlim University Gangnam Sacred Heart Hospital

"As estrogen secretion decreases, which has a vasodilatory effect, middle-aged women naturally experience an increase in blood pressure."

 

She said, "Women with diabetes should especially manage their blood pressure well during this period."


Hypertension symptoms should not be mistaken for menopausal symptoms.

Hypertension usually has no warning signs, but

Facial flushing, chest pain, pain between the shoulder blades, headache, difficulty breathing, fatigue, and cold sweats may occasionally occur.

 

This is very similar to typical menopausal symptoms.

Professor Yoo Jung-sun of the Department of Endocrinology at Ilsan Cha Hospital said, "In order to reduce the risk of cardiovascular complications..."

He said, "You should regularly check your blood pressure."

 

🔺 Medication therapy as needed

 

To prevent high blood pressure, it is important to improve your lifestyle habits.

It is good to engage in regular exercise and practice a vegetarian-based diet.

Reduce salt intake and eat plenty of vegetables.

 

/Reporter Kim Seo-hee ksh7@chosun.com