Open AccessExogenous Insulin Use and Hypertension in Adult Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Author(s) -
ChinHsiao Tseng
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinte.166.11.1184
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , hyperinsulinemia , insulin , body mass index , odds ratio , type 2 diabetes mellitus , blood pressure , type 2 diabetes , endocrinology , insulin resistance , confidence interval
Endogenous hyperinsulinemia, along with insulin resistance, is associated with hypertension. This study investigated the link between exogenous insulin use and hypertension in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.