[decimon]

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[BoneHead]

This is interesting news. Having both Hypertension and adult onset diabetes, I like hearing this.

[neverdem]

Their studies, published in the July Journal of Clinical Investigation, suggest that the kidney-specific dopamine system may be a therapeutic target for treating hypertension and kidney diseases such as diabetic nephropathy.

Intrarenal dopamine deficiency leads to hypertension and decreased longevity in mice.

Since they alluded to the renin/angiotensin system, you might want to know something about blood pressure meds for diabetics and what blood pressure meds increase the risk of type 2 diabetes.

Choice of antihypertensive drug in the diabetic patient.

New-onset diabetes and antihypertensive treatment

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