Research
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Lowering blood pressure in Type 2 Diabetes patients reduces the risk of cerebrovascular accidents and congestive heart failure, with ACE inhibitors or ARBs recommended as first-line therapy.
Keep your blood pressure below 140/80 mmHg using ACE inhibitors or ARBs as your first medication. This is crucial for preventing strokes and heart failure in Type 2 Diabetes.
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several clinical investigations have shown that lowering blood pressure in patients with hypertension and diabetes reduces the risk of cerebrovascular accidents and congestive heart failure... The most up-to-date diabetes guidelines recommend an ACE-I or ARB as the first line of therapy.
Why this rating
Supported by multiple clinical investigations and guidelines.
Source
Importance of cardiovascular disease risk management in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Daniel Lorber · Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity · 2014
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