Endocrine Abstracts

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Hypertension affects 20-60% of people with type 2 diabetes and people with hypertension are more than twice as likely to develop diabetes. Together, hypertension and diabetes are potent risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Resistance to insulin-mediated glucose uptake and dysfunction(s) of the vascular endothelial monolayer are important pathophysiological features of both conditions which are associated with obesity and accelerated atherosclerosis. In recent years, it has...

Hypertension and diabetes are prevalent conditions. Population studies suggest that blood pressure in excess of 140/90 mmHg is found in nearly 30% of adults while type 2 diabetes occurs in 3-4%. However, both conditions are strongly age-dependent, and exhibit large geographical variations. Non-european populations typically have much higher prevalence rates. Worldwide, there has been a dramatic increase in the occurrence of type 2 diabetes. It has long been known that these co...