Many patients wonder why diabetic high blood pressure is associated with the disease. There are serious risk factors associated with diabetic high blood pressure. People with high blood pressure (whether diabetic or not) run the risk of experiencing medical complications in many parts of the body. High blood pressure, including diabetic high blood pressure, is the leading risk factor for stroke. When blood pressure reaches high levels, it can cause a break in the weakened blood vessels, causing it to leak to the brain. This is when a stroke occurs. A stroke can also happen when a blood clot blocks a narrowed artery caused by high blood pressure.

Furthermore, high blood pressure can cause a heart attack when the heart is not able to get enough oxygen. When blood becomes blocked, a heart attack results. Besides a heart attack, diabetic high blood pressure can cause congestive heart failure, or CHF. …