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Evidence-base - International Diabetes Federation

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Global Guideline for Type 2 <strong>Diabetes</strong><br />

66<br />

angina; β-adrenergic blockers and ACE-<br />

inhibitors in people with coronary artery<br />

disease; ACE-inhibitors or diuretics in those<br />

with heart failure; ACE-inhibitor plus low<br />

dose thiazide or thiazide-like diuretic<br />

(indapamide or chlorthalidone), or<br />

ACE-inhibitor plus CCB in people with<br />

cerebrovascular disease.<br />

Care should be taken with combined thiazide<br />

and β-adrenergic blockers because of risk of<br />

deterioration in metabolic control.<br />

BP9 Add further medications from a different class if<br />

targets are not reached on maximal doses of current<br />

medications, reviewing for adverse effects and likely<br />

adherence problems as tablet numbers increase. The<br />

preferred combinations are:<br />

• ACE-inhibitor plus CCB.<br />

• ACE-inhibitor plus low dose thiazide or thiazidelike<br />

diuretic (indapamide or chlorthalidone).<br />

Accept that blood pressure target may not be<br />

achievable with three or more anti-hypertensive<br />

medications in some people.<br />

Limited care<br />

BP L 1 Principles for measurement and targets as for<br />

Recommended care.<br />

BP L 2 Initiate a trial of lifestyle modification as for<br />

Recommended care with appropriate education (see<br />

Chapter 5: Lifestyle management).<br />

BP L 3 Initiate medications for lowering blood pressure<br />

in diabetes not complicated by proteinuria, using<br />

generic ACE-inhibitors, ARBs, CCBs, diuretics or<br />

β-adrenergic blockers, according to availability and<br />

cost.<br />

Comprehensive care<br />

BP C 1 The principles as for Recommended care, but with the<br />

additional option of self-monitoring of blood pressure<br />

on validated semi-automatic devices to provide<br />

additional information and educational feedback.<br />

Rationale<br />

Blood pressure is elevated in many people with type 2 diabetes. Increasing<br />

blood pressure levels are associated with a spectrum of adverse outcomes,<br />

including premature mortality, CVD (cardiac disease and stroke), eye damage<br />

and kidney damage and treatment to lower blood pressure reduces these<br />

adverse outcomes. Blood pressure lowering in people with type 2 diabetes is<br />

highly cost-effective [1] .

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