A client with persistent, primary hypertension remains apathetic about his high blood pressure, stating feel sick, and it seem to be causing me any problems that I can How could the nurse best respond to this statement? 1. high blood pressure makes you very susceptible to getting diabetes in the true, but an indicator that not taking very good care of may not sense any problems, but it really increases your risk of heart disease and right, but still worthwhile to monitor it in case you do develop C Feedback: 2. Hypertension is a highly significant risk factor for heart disease and stroke. 3. It would be inappropriate to promote monitoring without promoting lifestyle modifications or other interventions to lower the blood pressure, or teaching the client about the deleterious effects of hypertension. 4. It is likely unproductive to simply characterize the hypertension as demonstrating that he does not of himself.5. Hypertension is not a risk factor for the development of diabetes melli tus.