Before dealing with diabetic hypertension, it is important to have a general understanding of what hypertension means. Hypertension is more commonly referred to as high blood pressure. High blood pressure occurs when blood exerts too much pressure on the walls of blood vessels. According to Everyday Health’s website, more than 73 million Americans have high blood pressure. That’s one out of every three adults. Of these, more than half do not have their blood pressure under control.

Diabetics are at an increased risk of developing diabetic hypertension because of the disease’s negative impact on the blood vessels that are found throughout the body. Diabetes causes fat deposits to block or restrict blood vessels, causing hypertension to take place when the pressure inside of them builds up. Besides diabetes, hypertension is commonly seen in people who smoke, are obese or overweight, are under a lot of stress or consume a …