Evaluation of the effect of two different antihypertensive treatments on control of glucose in Type II diabetic patients with high blood pressure

Inclusion criteria:

• Patients at screening must be insulin producing Type II diabetics (C peptide positive).
• Patients must have a history of mild to moderate hypertension (140-179 systolic blood pressure; 90-1-9 diastolic blood pressure)
• Patients must be on a stable regimen of ACE (angiotensin converting enzyme) / ARB (angiotensin receptor blocker) treatment alone or in combination with other treatments.
• Patients must be on stable antidiabetic regimen (drug treated or diet alone).
• Patient''s laboratory result for HbA1c must be 6.5 - 8.5 (drug treated) or 6.5 - 7.5 (diet alone).

Exclusion criteria:

• Patients using beta-blocker therapy.