Advantage Health Physicians Network is working hard to get the word out that high blood pressure is deadly – and it can be stopped. The first step toward becoming healthier is to know your numbers. Find out as soon as possible if your blood pressure is too high and take steps to lower it. May […]
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Diabetes Medications
Oral diabetic medications are most effective for patients with Type 2 diabetes with less than ten years of high blood pressure and who are of normal weight or obese. Though oral diabetic medications may be effective for years, eventually the patient may have to take insulin. Sulfonylureas are diabetic medications that stimulate insulin production in […]
Caution on use of ACE inhibitors in First Trimester (Aug 06)
A recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that ACE inhibitors, which are widely used to treat hypertension, may be associated with an increased risk of major congenital malformations when used by women during the first trimester of pregnancy. The labeling for ACE inhibitors already states that these drugs can produce major […]