Abstract
Objectives: One of the most widespread diseases related to diabetes is hypertension. Patients suffering from high blood pressure are diabetes-prone, and those suffering from diabetes are also exposed to hypertension at any time. Diabetes mellitus and arterial hypertension are common chronic disorders that frequently occur together. Also, cardiovascular events are higher in patients having both diabetes and hypertension than the patients having only one of these two diseases. 50% of patients with type 2 diabetes have hypertension at the time of the diagnosis. Cardiovascular disease is the most important cause of death in both types of diabetes. Materials-Methods: This study was conducted at Tripoli Central Hospital. 200 of the 350 total diabetic patients having hypertension were included in this study, and the required analyses were performed. Glucose measurement was done first from the urine and then from the blood. Blood pressures were measured and recorded in each patient. Blood glucose measurement is the only criteria for the diagnosis of diabetes, and it is useful during treatment, especially in the monitoring of insulin-dependent diabetic patients, who may experience high blood sugar. The method used to measure glucose concentration in the blood depends on the events of a colored carbohydrate reaction with reagent outside the dehydrate. Results: The rate of patients having coexisting hypertension with diabetes was 57%. According to the results of the statistics obtained from Tripoli Central Hospital, the proportion of women with high blood pressure complicated with diabetes (4-5) within two months is higher than that of men (57.9% in women and 42.1% in men). The total number of hypertension-related diabetes cases collected from diabetic patients with high blood pressure was 117 in women and 83 in men. The prevalence of blood pressure in adults with diabetes is 20-60%. This is 1.5-3 times higher than in non-diabetic individuals. Conclusion: The optimal BP goal for diabetic patients should be personalized. However, the current literature shows that the maximum benefit of BP control in diabetic patients is achieved with systolic BP levels between 80 and 85 mmHg, except for stroke prevention.