A mega-study following over a million patients at VA hospitals across the nation found that doctors were doing an A+ job of screening diabetic patients for blood pressure problems.
However, going overboard seems to be getting unfortunately high marks as well and sometimes creating devastating effects.
Experts don’t argue that diabetic patients are also at very high risk of developing high blood pressure, but treating a condition before it is even a condition…or after it’s no longer a problem…seems to be common practice for diabetes patients.
The study following VA patients demonstrated that at least 20% were being given blood pressure medicines that were not doing any good, causing unsafely low blood pressure, or keeping dosage too high even as blood pressure numbers fell as a result of getting diabetes and other conditions under control.
The risks of side effects of medications, especially those that are unnecessary, pose a far greater problem than under-diagnosis of high blood pressure, the study authors concluded.
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I have had probs with blood pressure and statin pills ever since I had a brain haemorrage and survived. It has taken a broken leg and six years to find pills that lower my blood pressure and still feel OK and not experience a great deal of angst over the effects and with dismissive attitudes from doctors (GPs) and I am not even diabetic.
3 blood pressure pills stopped my kidney function. I would be on dialysis had I not been in the middle of flying to the UK and saw an alternative physician there. Use alternative medicines such as herbs and foods and exercise now to keep blood pressures under control. Not sure why somebody with a blood pressure of 110/58 would be put on blood pressure pills anyhow. Preventative medicine might be needed if the pressure was above 120 but not when it’s as low as 110. Some doctors go a little too far and harm the patient.
I am diabetic, and suffer from “white coat” syndrome. Despite being able to show my doctor that at home my readings were more that acceptable, I was put on Enalapril. No-one believed me when I told them that the pills were causing acute abdominal pain. I stopped taking them, and the pain disappeared. I was then put on a diuretic, and to give the doctor his due,, the packet did say that they were suitable for diabetics— on the outside. After taking them for a week, my blood glucose was off the clock! I read the leaflet inside, which said that the pills could cause pre-diabetics to advance to full blown diabetes! I don’t take any pills now, and my BP is fine!!— Unlike my glucose levels, which have never gone back down to their previous levels
Why do some Drs, have different thoughts what a person's BP reading is okay and another will say its to high?
Thank you for this article. We should all keep personal tabs on BP and it is easy to stop by the pharmacy and get a BP reading on a regular basis, as most of them have the BP machines on location. These seem to work well, as long as we take time to relax prior to taking that reading. This is not a rush-rush procedure, if you want an accurate reading. We must take some personal responsibility when it comes to our health.
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