"Migraine and Heart Problems - When One Illness Leads to Another" - Meryl Davids Landau
Certain illnesses may put you at risk of having another – a so-called partner condition – come along for the ride. For instance, high blood pressure may help boost diabetes risk. Researchers aren’t always certain why some medical issues appear to lead to others. Metabolic syndrome means you have at least three of the following: hypertension, high triglycerides, high blood sugar, too little “good” HDL cholesterol, and excess abdominal fat. It hikes diabetes, heart disease, and stroke risks. Kidney stones are hard, painful deposits inside the kidney. There’s a long-known link between metabolic syndrome and kidney stones, said Mantu Gupta, MD, chair of urology at Mount Sinai West and Mount Sinai St. Luke’s. Your doctor may recommend medication to help normalize blood pressure, blood sugar, and / or cholesterol. And drink enough water to produce plenty of pale urine each day.
— Mantu Gupta, MD, Chair, Urology, Mount Sinai St. Luke’s and Mount Sinai West, Director, The Kidney Stone Center, The Mount Sinai Hospital, Director, Endourology and Stone Disease, Kidney Stone Center, Mount Sinai Health System