Exercise therapy for hypertensive patients with diabetes mellitus / 中华全科医师杂志

There is a synergistic effect of hypertension combined with diabetes to cardiovascular risk.The blood pressure control is more difficult for hypertensive patients complicated with diabetes,leading to aggravating the vital organs damage (such as heart,brain,kidney).Therefore,blood pressure and blood glucose levels should be simultaneously and effectively controlled.The exercise therapy not only eliminates the risk factors for cardiovascular disease,but also lowers blood pressure and blood sugar,resulting in the reduction of cardiovascular mortality and all-cause mortality.This article reviews the effects of exercise therapy on blood pressure and blood glucose,and provides guidance for hypertensive patients with diabetes mellitus.