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Understanding Blood Pressure and Diabetes

Blood pressure is the force of blood against artery walls, measured in systolic and diastolic numbers, with normal readings at 120/80 mmHg. Hypertension, or high blood pressure, occurs when systolic is 130 or higher or diastolic is 80 or higher, and can be classified as primary or secondary. Diabetes is a metabolic disease with types including Type 1, Type 2, and gestational diabetes, characterized by issues with insulin production or usage.

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Understanding Blood Pressure and Diabetes

Blood pressure is the force of blood against artery walls, measured in systolic and diastolic numbers, with normal readings at 120/80 mmHg. Hypertension, or high blood pressure, occurs when systolic is 130 or higher or diastolic is 80 or higher, and can be classified as primary or secondary. Diabetes is a metabolic disease with types including Type 1, Type 2, and gestational diabetes, characterized by issues with insulin production or usage.

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1) what is blood pressure ?

Blood pressure is the force of blood


pushing against the walls of your arteries as
your heart pum
ps blood throughout your body

Blood Pressure Categories:


Systolic Diastolic
Category
(mmHg) (mmHg)
Normal Less than 120 Less than 80
Elevated 120–129 Less than 80
High (Stage
130–139 80–89
1)
High (Stage
140 or higher 90 or higher
2)
Crisis 180+ 120+

Blood Pressure is Measured in Two


Numbers:
1. Systolic pressure (top number)
2. 87uyh,oThe pressure when your heart
beats and pushes blood out.
 Normal: around 120 mmHg

2. Diastolic pressure
(bottom number)
 The pressure when your heart rests
between beats.
 Normal: around 80 mmHg
✅ So a normal reading is 120/80 mmHg (“120
over 80”).
2) What is hypertension?
Hypertension means high blood pressure
— a condition where the force of blood
against your artery walls is too high
⚠️
Hypertension starts when:
 Systolic (top number) is 130 or higher
 Diastolic (bottom number) is 80 or higher
 Types of Hypertension:
 Primary hypertension
 Secondary hypertension

3) What is diabetes & types of


diabetes?
Diabetes is a metabolic disease where
the body either doesn't produce enough
insulin or can't effectively use the insulin it
produces, causing high blood sugar levels

Main Types of Diabetes:

1.
Type 1 Diabetes
 The body’s immune system destroys
insulin-producing cells in the pancreas.
 The body makes little or no insulin.
 Usually starts in children or young adults.
 Treated with daily insulin injections for
life.
 Not preventable.

2.
Type 2 Diabetes
 The body doesn’t use insulin properly
(insulin resistance) and may not make
enough.
 Most common type — usually in adults,
but now also in young people.
 Linked to obesity, poor diet, inactivity, and
family history.
 Can be managed with healthy lifestyle,
tablets, or insulin.

3.
Gestational Diabetes
 Happens during pregnancy.
 Usually goes away after delivery.
 Increases the mother’s and baby’s risk of
developing Type 2 diabetes later.
4) What is the Circulatory System?

The circulatory system (also called the


cardiovascular system) is the body’s transport
system. It moves blood, oxygen, nutrients,
hormones, and waste throughout your body
using a network of:
 ❤️Heart
 🩸 Blood vessels (arteries, veins,
capillaries)
 🩸 Blood

Main Parts of the Circulatory System:


1. Heart
2. Blood vessels
3. Blood
🔁
How It Works:
 The heart pumps oxygen-poor blood to the
lungs.
 Blood picks up oxygen and gets rid of
carbon dioxide.
 Oxygen-rich blood returns to the heart,
which pumps it to the rest of the body.
 Body uses oxygen; blood returns to the
heart, and the cycle repeats.
1.

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