Figure.

 A Suggested Approach to Achieve BP Goal in Patients with Diabetes.
^Represents kidney function (estimated glomerular filtration rate‐eGFR) that generally responds well to thiazide diuretics.
*Chlorthalidone is the suggested thiazide like diuretic since this is the diuretic used in clinical trials and forms the bases for the cardiovascular outcome data.
**Vasodilating beta blockers have a better tolerability profile and less metabolic consequences as compared to older agents such as atenolol.
^#Specialists can be found at http://www.ash‐us.org/specialist_program/directory.htm# Adapted from Ruilope et al.⁵⁰