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Are Low Blood Pressure And Diabetes Related? Know How To Manage The Symptoms
Diabetes is a degenerative ailment that can cause a slew of other diseases as well. One of the worst is low blood pressure which can be caused due to dehydration, autonomic neuropathy, and even as a side effect of medication. Read on to know more about it.
Updated Jun 13, 2023 | 08:43 AM IST
Diabetes can cause low blood pressure which is dangerous for health
Health experts often link diabetes with high blood pressure, but according to research, it can also cause low blood pressure, which is equally dangerous for health. Even though there is no cutoff number for blood pressure to be considered low, if you suffer from diabetes, low blood pressure can be a cause of grave concern.
Doctors say symptoms like dehydration, autonomic neuropathy, and medication can cause severe side effects. Also, episodes of low blood pressure can be scary if you regularly suffer from frequent dizziness and vision changes being a diabetic.
What is the mark of low blood pressure for someone with diabetes?
According to health experts, normal blood pressure is considered to be within the range of 120/80.
Even though doctors say blood pressures lower than this can still be normal, there is no numeric cutoff for low blood pressure, and mostly the symptoms cause a big concern, especially if you are suffering from type-2 diabetes1.
Causes of low blood pressure due to diabetes
Also known as hypotension, low blood pressure can be caused due to several factors, including:
Dehydration
If you are diabetic, it causes your blood sugar to leak into the urine, which also drags water with it resulting in dehydration.
According to doctors, dehydration results in low blood pressure, causing a serious and potentially dangerous condition known as diabetic ketoacidosis which leads to significant loss of water and fluids.
Symptoms2 of diabetic ketoacidosis include fatigue, abdominal pain, nausea, frequent urination, and dry mouth.
Autonomic neuropathy
Those who suffer from longstanding diabetes also tend to develop damage to their nerves, resulting in autonomic neuropathy, which causes low blood pressure.
According to doctors, people with diabetes, who stand for a long time, are more prone to this disease which causes symptoms such as dizziness, lightheadedness, and even unexpected falls that can cause grave injuries.
Autonomic neuropathy3 causes the nerves to get damaged and so they are not able to transmit signals to blood vessels to constrict to appropriately maintain blood pressure levels.
Managing low blood pressure in diabetes
Health providers always ask to maintain extra caution for those who suffer from diabetes as low blood pressure can be life-threatening.
A few steps that you can take to avoid any untoward incident are:
- Avoid large meals and eat more frequent smaller meals
- Drinking plenty of fluids
- Avoiding beverages with a high sugar
- Avoiding standing for a longer time
- Avoiding drinking alcohol
- Increasing salt intake
- Standing up slowly after a long period of sitting in one position
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