Some blood pressure medications can drive insulin resistance and diabetes.
People with diabetes are twice as likely to acquire high blood pressure and other cardiovascular risks.
Does the medication contribute to the very disease it was trying to manage?
This type of information should be provided to patients as they are given medications. More importantly, holistic/nutrition advice should be provided so that they have the right tools to keep blood vessels healthy, flexible, and regulate blood pressure efficiently.
This is the reason why nutrition education is important. Learn more about our health events
References:
- Johns Hopkins Medicine. (n.d.). Diabetes and high blood pressure.
- Widiarti, W., Saputra, P. B. T., Savitri, C. G., Putranto, J. N. E., & Alkaff, F. F. (2025). The impact of cardiovascular drugs on hyperglycemia and diabetes: a review of ‘unspoken’ side effects. Hellenic journal of cardiology : HJC = Hellenike kardiologike epitheorese, 83, 71–77.
