What Is The Treatment For Diabetes, High Cholesterol And Overweight?
I am 70 yr old female with diabetes, high cholestrol, an overweight. My a.m. pulse pressure is 100 or more every morning when I wake up - once I get up and moving around it comes down to about 70 - what can I do to lower this number? I take diabetes med, cholestrol meds
Wed, 28 May 2014
Infectious Diseases Specialist, Dr. Praveen G's Response
Hello, Welcome to HCM Medications are only adjuncts for the treatment of diabetes and cholesterol.You should follow a strict diet and do good exercise to reduce your weight. Along with this, you should avoid animal fats like meat in your diet that will help you to bring down your cholesterol levels. Do brisk walk for about 30 minutes every day. Reducing your body weight helps to decrease the insulin resistance in your body and helps to improve your diabetic status. Hope you are satisfied with the answer. Thank you
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What Is The Treatment For Diabetes, High Cholesterol And Overweight?
Hello, Welcome to HCM Medications are only adjuncts for the treatment of diabetes and cholesterol.You should follow a strict diet and do good exercise to reduce your weight. Along with this, you should avoid animal fats like meat in your diet that will help you to bring down your cholesterol levels. Do brisk walk for about 30 minutes every day. Reducing your body weight helps to decrease the insulin resistance in your body and helps to improve your diabetic status. Hope you are satisfied with the answer. Thank you