Recommendations: Hypertension/Blood Pressure Control

This set of six slides summarize recommendations for screening and diagnosis, goals, and treatment for hypertension/blood pressure control in patients with diabetes Slide 3 of 6 – Treatment (Slide 1 of 4) Patients with a blood pressure >120/80 mmHg should be advised on lifestyle changes to reduce blood pressure (B) Patients with confirmed blood pressure ≥140/80 mmHg should, in addition to lifestyle therapy, have prompt initiation and timely subsequent titration of pharmacological therapy to achieve blood pressure goals (B)69Reference American Diabetes Association. Standards of medical care in diabetes—2013. Diabetes Care 2013;36(suppl 1):S29.