Diabetics can lower the risk of complicated kidney diseases by taking care of their blood pressure. The risk is reduced to almost one fifth.

According to Australian researchers, type 2 diabetics using a combination of two anti-hypertensive drugs could decrease the chances of kidney disease. The drugs could also help in enhancing the kidney damage repair.

"This research demonstrated that lowering blood pressure with an ACE inhibitor/diuretic combination prevents kidney complications," said author Vlado Perkovic, PhD, The George Institute for International Health, Sydney, Australia.

The research was conducted on 11,140 patients with type 2 diabetes. Patients were given a combination of perindopril and indapamide, or a placebo at random. Although most of the patients suffered from a high blood pressure, 20% had normal blood pressure. The patients were followed up for 4 years. It was found that the group on combination hypertension drugs had less chance of kidney complications.

Although further research has been recommended to confirm the efficacy of the drugs, the research does point to administering hypertension drugs to type 2 diabetics even though they have normal blood pressure.