The Claim
Frailty, as measured by the Rockwood cumulative deficit index, is present in approximately 40% of adults with type 2 diabetes in a clinical trial population, is associated with higher use of antihypertensive medications, and does not modify the cardiovascular benefit of intensive blood pressure control under standard glycemic control.
What the research says
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In adults with type 2 diabetes participating in clinical trials, about 40% show signs of frailty based on the Rockwood index. These individuals are more likely to take antihypertensive medications, but the cardiovascular benefits of lowering blood pressure aggressively are not changed by the presence of frailty.
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Frailty, as measured by the Rockwood cumulative deficit index, is present in approximately 40% of adults with type 2 diabetes in a clinical trial population, and is associated with higher use of antihypertensive medications, but does not modify the cardiovascular benefit of intensive blood pressure control under standard glycemic control.
People with type 2 diabetes often develop many small health problems over time, like nerve damage, weak muscles, and stiff blood vessels. These problems make them need more medicines to control blood pressure. Even with all these issues, lowering blood pressure still directly protects the heart and blood vessels the same way it does in people without these problems.
What the research says
1 studyAbout 4 in 10 diabetic patients are frail, and they tend to take more blood pressure pills — but when their blood sugar isn’t tightly controlled, lowering their blood pressure still cuts heart attacks and strokes just as much for them as for non-frail patients.
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