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Thread: Hypertension kicks in

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12-17-2007, 03:06 PM

kstreeter513 kstreeter513 is offline

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I am a: Type 1

Join Date: Nov 2007

Location: Mid-Missouri

Posts: 223

My Endo started me on ACE inhibitors at the ripe old age of 19 (had diabetes for 13 years by then). My blood pressure was only boarder line hypertensive. My diastolic was hardley above 80. This just pissed me off. What 19 year old should be on BP medication??? Well I took up running and that has helped out tremendously. I have actually been able to go off the meds completely, and now a year later, (just went back to the endo today) my BP measured 106/62.

Do you exercise? That might help.