TY - JOUR T1 - Exercise is an effective intervention for reducing blood pressure in adults with hypertension and diabetes: an opportunity for nurses JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 131 LP - 131 DO - 10.1136/ebnurs-2020-103277 VL - 24 IS - 4 AU - Nicole Armstrong Y1 - 2021/10/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/24/4/131.abstract N2 - Commentary on: Park S, Kim J, Lee J. Effects of exercise intervention on adults with both hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2020 Jan 31. doi: 0.1097/JCN.0000000000000651.Nurses should encourage people living with hypertension and type 2 diabetes to engage in aerobic exercise to aid in the management of hypertension.Future research should address sustainability and adherence to exercise interventions over the long term and assess non-surrogate end points (eg, reduction in mortality vs reduction in blood pressure).Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a pervasive non-communicable disease resulting in significant mortality and morbidity.1 Hypertension (HTN) is a frequent comorbidity in persons with diabetes.2 The pathophysiology of the two diseases results in an additive risk to cardiovascular … ER -