[Hypertension, insulin resistance and chronic kidney disease in type 2 diabetes patients from South Kivu, DR Congo].

Objective: To assess the frequency and determinants of high blood pressure (HBP) in a group of type 2 black diabetics living in the east of Democratic Republic of Congo.

Methodology: The medical records of 98 diabetic patients followed at the General Reference Hospital in Bukavu between 2005 and 2007 were collected and analyzed. Hypertension was defined as blood pressure≥140/90mmHg.