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Question:
Which is the best hypertensive drug for a type 2 diabetic woman?
submitted by Sunil from India on 11/29/2013
Answer:
by Texas Heart Institute cardiologist, Patrick J. Cook, MD
In most hypertensive type 2 diabetics, ALL ELSE BEING EQUAL, I'd initiate therapy with an ACE inhibitor or angiotensin receptor blocker.
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Updated December 2013
