I have a friend who is suffering from diabetes mellitus and hypertension so what should I do for him to take care.
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If your friend is overweight, he should control his weight through diet and exercise, also through this his sugar levels will be under control. Besides that he is hypertensive so need to take regular medicine to keep bp in check. Change in lifestyle is very important to live a healthier life, so better would be to start exercising as early as possible, and eat a balanced meal, avoid drinking and smoking if he does.
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Mr. Lybrate-user, you should help your friend to start appropriate treatment for diabetes and high blood pressure. Drug treatment is essential for proper control. In addition he should exercise daily for 1 hour, take restricted diet that give exact amount of calories based on his ideal body weight, blood sugar levels and amount of daily exercise. For controlling high bp apart from drugs salt restriction is very essential. He should also be told to avoid sweets, sweetened aerated drinks, deep fried foods, junk foods, pastries, high fat milk products, red meat, highly processed foods and fructose corn syrup containing products. He should consume more of green leafy vegetables and salads.
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