PREVENTION IS POWERFUL!
Healthy eating habits and increased physical
activity alone can
Reduce the risk of developing diabetes by 58%
Reduce the risk of developing high blood
pressure by 66%
Reduce the risk of developing heart attacks
and stroke by 40-60%

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Do I need medication for my blood pressure?
Do I need medication ?
Whether you require medicines for your high blood pressure and which medicine is best for you would depend on:
  • Your blood pressure reading
  • Whether the high blood pressure has already affected organs in your body like the

    Heart Kidneys
    Eyes Arteries

  • Presence of medical conditions like diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease and other risk factors like use of tobacco, obesity and high blood fat levels(lipid profile) etc.
  • Other considerations will be your age, gender (male/female) and your body weight.
  • Whether you think that you can make adequate life-style changes.
  • If you are already attempting lifestyle changes, whether there is a scope of making life style changes beyond what you are already doing.
 
MEDICATION CHOICES

The medication choices include

Diuretics (water pills) Beta-blockers
ACE-inhibitors Calcium channel blockers
Angiotension II receptor blockers
 
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