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What is the risk of developing diabetes with hypertension?
People with diabetes are more likely to have high blood pressure. In fact, almost two out of three adults with diabetes have high blood pressure. Both high blood pressure and diabetes increase your risk of heart disease, stroke, eye problems, kidney problems, and nerve disease. However, it is questionable whether having high blood pressure will cause diabetes. There is some evidence that individuals with high blood pressure are more likely to be resistant to the effects of insulin. This condition, called insulin resistance, is also associated with diabetes. Therefore, hypertension may be associated with an increased risk for diabetes, but only in certain cases. Even if diabetes is not directly correlated as an effect of hypertension, both conditions are closely related to obesity and inactive lifestyle, and this is a major factor that should be considered. The presence of these factors can lead to both hypertension and diabetes, increasing the risk of cardiovascular diseases.
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