People with mild high blood pressure who have trouble using insulin well also tend to have muscles that don’t take in sugar properly and don’t get as much blood flow — suggesting their metabolism and...

People with mild high blood pressure who aren't taking medicine don't process sugar as well in their muscles and body when insulin is high, which suggests their body is resisting insulin's effects.

Having trouble with insulin in people who have diabetes or are overweight might play a role in getting high blood pressure — which often shows up with those conditions — but we're not sure if it's actually causing it.

People with mild high blood pressure don't get as big of a blood flow boost in their muscles when insulin kicks in, compared to people with normal blood pressure.

In rats, eating a diet that's a bit high in fat or salt messes up blood vessel function in muscles before the muscle cells themselves become resistant to insulin — and that blood vessel problem alone can slow down how much sugar the muscles take in.

When someone has metabolic syndrome, high blood sugar and unhealthy fats in the blood team up with high blood pressure to harm the blood vessels and kidneys, making things worse over time.