Do Any Of You Rn's Have Diabetes And Or High B/p??

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The Reason I Ask Is Because I Went To Get A Physical And The Doctor Said My B/p Was High For My Age. I Am 25 Yrs Old . There Is A History Of Diabetes In My Family. So I Was Wondering If I Do Have High B/p Will That Be Permanent And Can I Still Become An Rn?? I Am Taking My Last Pre-requisites To Enter The Program And I Will Be Done This Year. Any Info Will Help Me Alot

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Specializes in Pediatrics Only.

I dont see any reason why not that you wont become a RN.

As long as you manage your blood pressure, eat right and exercise, you should be fine. Doing this too may also help you prevent diabetes, as it runs in your family.

Just make sure to exercise and eat right, and keep your blood pressure in check.

good luck!

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Many people have high Blood Pressure. I had high pressure for a short while and was quickly advised by my MD to change my diet a bit and to loose about 10 pounds. I did both things and my pressure has been fine since (unless I get angry :angryfire then it skyrockets!)

Controlling weight via both excersise and diet will help your blood pressure and also reduce the risk of developing diabetes.

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I am a RN with high BP:stone

Have a normal BP at work then when at Drs office etc BP rockets:o white coat syndrome I belive, unfortunatly after several yrs Drs have now put me on medication.

As predicted as soon as I got home BP was fine:rotfl:

What can you do:rolleyes:

bettyboop

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Thanks Alot For Your Advise All Of You. I Am Like 20 Lbs Overweight And Hardly Excersise, But I Am Gonna Enroll In A Gym So That I Can Get Back To Normal.

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Specializes in Emergency Dept, M/S.

I'm a student nurse and have had Type 1 diabetes for 9 years. I have never been told I cannot become a nurse because of my condition. I wouldn't take no for an answer anyway! LOL

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I'm a student nurse and have had Type 1 diabetes for 9 years. I have never been told I cannot become a nurse because of my condition. I wouldn't take no for an answer anyway! LOL

THE REASON I ASK IS THAT I READ A POST HERE WHERE A STUDENT TAKING A CNA CLASS WAS TOLD HE COULDN'T TAKE THE CLASS BECAUSE HE WAS ON A MEDICATION. HE WAS TOLD YOU CAN'T BE ON ANY MEDS WHILE TAKING THE CLASS.

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Specializes in Med-Surg.

I've never heard of anyone being denied being a nurse because they were on medications for blood pressure or diabeties.

If they disqualified everyone on medications there would be only a few of us left.

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I am a type I diabetic, i was diagnosed in first year nursing school at the age of 19. no history of DM in my family. Let me tell you that was one embarassing/scary day when my blood sugar bottomed out in one of my clinical rotations. I had no idea that I was diabetic i just thought i had a virus that was causing he funny symptoms.

I have it well managed now and am considering gettting a pump. this contition has never been a problem with nursing since I have gotten it under control.

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I am an RN with type 2 diabetes. In fact that is why I went into nursing in the first place. Stress is hard on blood sugars, believe me, nursing school and diabetes are not an easy combination. So, since you have a family hx and you are going into a high stress time in your life, you might want to keep an eye on your BP and BG. Both can become elevated with stress.

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Specializes in med/surg, telemetry, IV therapy, mgmt.

I doubt very much that hypertension and diabetes will prevent you from getting into a nursing program. I've been taking some sort of B/P medication since I was in my mid-20's. Two years ago we discovered I was pre-diabetic. It mostly all has to do with obesity. As I dropped weight and started exercising, my B/P went down. I've spent the last two years reading up on diabetes. There is so much new information about it. They are pretty sure there is a genetic link, but there is more concern that obesity goes hand and hand with it as well. Type II (adult onset) is also related to obesity and is one of the fastest growing diseases in this country. It's due to obesity and the kinds of food that are prevalent in our diets. But, oh, we do love the ice cream and the Cheetos, don't we? They're bad for you. Concentrate on eating natural foods. Cut out the processed foods (nothing that is tampered with by food companies or mechanical equipment and that includes pastas, cake, candy, cookies, pre-packaged meals and mixes, etc.) and blood sugar tends to keep to normal levels. Keeping your blood sugar controlled and avoiding diabetes is all about the choice of carbohydrates you ingest.

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