Diabetes, hypertension and other associated diseases.

Coexisting hypertension and diabetes mellitus is common particularly in the obese, minorities, and the socioeconomically disadvantaged. Hypertension contributes substantially to the vascular complications of diabetes mellitus and to the increased mortality of diabetes mellitus. Nondrug treatment of both conditions consists of cardiovascular risk factor reduction, emphasizing weight management, salt restriction, smoking cessation, and alcohol moderation. With observing a few precautions the drug treatment of hypertension in diabetes mellitus is similar to that of the nondiabetic.