One Size Doesn’t Fit All When Treating Blood Pressure in People with Diabetes

Aggressive efforts to lower blood pressure in people with diabetes are paying off – perhaps too well, according to a new study


The research shows that there have been dramatic improvements in blood pressure control among patients with diabetes in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, with as many as 82 percent of patients having blood pressure controlled and 94 percent getting appropriate BP treatment.


However, given the dramatic rise in control, as many people now may be getting over-treated with blood pressure medications as are being under-treated.


That suggests it might be time to reconsider the current one-size-fits-all approach to blood pressure control, and turn to a new model that adjusts the blood pressure goal according to the individual, say a team of researchers from the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System and the University of Michigan Health System. 

Source: http://www.health.am/hypertension/more/treating-blood-pressure-in-people-with-diabetes/

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