The dietary modifications were more effective in reducing both SBP and DBP vs. control diet .
The Low-sodium , High-fiber , DASH , Low-fat , Low-protein and Vegan dietary approach were significantly more effective in reducing SBP compared to a control diet .
The High-fiber , Low-fat , Low-protein and Vegan diet were significantly more effective in reducing DBP .
The Low-sodium and High fiber diets had the greatest lowering effect on SBP and DBP in T2D patients .
CONCLUSIONS Adopting healthful dietary modifications were more effective in reducing both SBP and DBP vs. control .
The High-fiber and Low-sodium diets had the greatest lowering effect on SBP and DBP in T2D
AIMS We aim ed to investigate the effect of different dietary approaches on systolic and diastolic blood pressure ( SBP and DBP )  in Type II diabetes ( T2D ) .
Hypertension in Diabetes Study (HDS): I. Prevalence of hypertension in newly presenting type 2 diabetic patients and the association with risk factors for cardiovascular and diabetic complications.
OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of hypertension in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetic patients and its association with risk factors for cardiovascular and diabetic complications . DESIGN Cross-sectional study . PATIENTS Newly diagnosed type 2 diabetic patients ( n = 3648 , mean age 52 years , 59 % male ) recruited for the UK Prospect i ve Diabetes Study ( UKPDS ) . MEASUREMENTS  Blood pressure , body mass index , waist : hip ratio , ECG signs of ischaemia and of left ventricular hypertrophy ( Minnesota code ) , fasting plasma glucose , urate , creatinine , insulin , triglycerides , high-density lipoprotein- , low-density lipoprotein- and total cholesterol , urinary albumin : creatinine ratio , retinopathy grading .  RESULTS Thirty-nine per cent of the patients ( 35 % of the males , 46 % of the females ) were hypertensive ( mean blood pressure > or = 160 systolic and /or > or = 90 mmHg diastolic 2 and 9 months after diagnosis of diabetes , or taking antihypertensive therapy ) . The hypertensive patients had a greater mean body mass index ( 30.1 versus 28.0 kg/m2 , P < 0.0001 ) than the normotensive patients . They also had higher fasting plasma triglyceride ( 1.94 versus 1.69 mmol/l , P < 0.0001 ) and insulin ( 15.0 versus 12.8 mU/l , P < 0.0001 ) levels but these associations disappeared or weakened when obesity was taken into account . Hypertensive compared with normotensive subjects suffered a higher prevalence of cardiovascular events before the diagnosis of diabetes ( 4.8 versus 2.5 % , P < 0.0001 ) , of microalbuminuria ( albumin : creatinine ratio > 5.0 g/mol ; 24 versus 14 % , P < 0.0001 ) , of ECG signs of probable and possible ischaemia ( 24 versus 14 % , P < 0.0001 ) and of left ventricular hypertrophy ( 8.5 versus 3.8 % ; P < 0.0001 ) . The prevalence of retinopathy was similar in the two groups . CONCLUSIONS Hypertension is common in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes and is associated with obesity . The association between hypertension and higher triglyceride and insulin levels may be secondary to obesity in this population . An association between hypertension and cardiovascular complications is already apparent at diagnosis of diabetes
The dietary modifications were more effective in reducing both SBP and DBP vs. control diet .
The Low-sodium , High-fiber , DASH , Low-fat , Low-protein and Vegan dietary approach were significantly more effective in reducing SBP compared to a control diet .
The High-fiber , Low-fat , Low-protein and Vegan diet were significantly more effective in reducing DBP .
The Low-sodium and High fiber diets had the greatest lowering effect on SBP and DBP in T2D patients .
CONCLUSIONS Adopting healthful dietary modifications were more effective in reducing both SBP and DBP vs. control .
The High-fiber and Low-sodium diets had the greatest lowering effect on SBP and DBP in T2D
AIMS We aim ed to investigate the effect of different dietary approaches on systolic and diastolic blood pressure ( SBP and DBP )  in Type II diabetes ( T2D ) .