DiabetesHypertension Management in Adults
Treatment
A-Level evidence:
- Patients with diabetes should be treated to a diastolic blood pressure <80 mmHg.
- Patients with a systolic blood pressure of 130–139 mmHg or a diastolic blood pressure of 80–89 mmHg should be given lifestyle/behavioral therapy alone for a maximum of 3 months and then, if targets are not achieved, should also be treated pharmacologically.
- Patients with hypertension (systolic blood pressure 140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure 90 mmHg) should receive drug therapy in addition to lifestyle/behavioral therapy.
Initial drug therapy may be with any drug class currently indicated for the treatment of hypertension. However, some drug classes More …
American Diabetes Association
