Hypertension drugs may be more effective if taken at night

Taking hypertension medicine at night may control blood pressure more effectively and significantly lower the risk for diabetes. A dip in blood pressure during sleep is normal, and a nighttime dip of less than 10% in systolic pressure (the top number) is known to be associated with a higher risk of death. Researchers studied 2,012 […]

Taking hypertension medicine at night may control blood pressure more effectively and significantly lower the risk for diabetes.
A dip in blood pressure during sleep is normal, and a nighttime dip of less than 10% in systolic pressure (the top number) is known to be associated with a higher risk of death.
Researchers studied 2,012 men and women with high blood pressure. Their average age was 53, and none had diabetes at the start of the study. The researchers randomly assigned half of the people to take all their hypertension medicine at night, and half to take it all in the morning.
Over an average of six years, 171 developed diabetes. After adjusting for fasting glucose, waist circumference, mean sleeping blood pressure and other factors, those who took their medicine before going to sleep had a 57% lower risk for diabetes.
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