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Researches have determined that good blood pressure
control is at least as important as blood glucose control in
diabetes. Salt sensitivity and high blood pressure are
frequently found in people with Type 2 diabetes and insulin
resistance.
Insulin Resistance
Many people who are obese or have Type 2 diabetes (noninsulin-dependent),
hypertension, lipid disorders and heart disease often have
an underlying abnormality which causes one or more of these
diseases to develop. It is called insulin resistance or
Syndrome X and affects 70 to 80 million Americans.
In an attempt to regulate blood sugar levels, the body
secretes insulin from the pancreas, but as the body becomes
less sensitive to the insulin, more insulin is released
until the pancreas eventually fails to sustain this
increase. Type 2 diabetes is the condition most obviously
linked to insulin resistance.
One half of patients with essential hypertension are insulin
resistant, but just exactly how insulin resistance
influences blood pressure is controversial.
People with insulin resistance and Type 2 diabetes often
have decreased HDL (the good) cholesterol levels and
increased LDL (the bad) levels.
Obesity promotes insulin resistance and can be improved with
weight loss, resulting is less sensitivity and lower insulin
levels. The degree of insulin resistance is also related to
where the body carries the weight. Abdominal obesity is most
commonly found in Syndrome X individuals.
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