varicose veins and high blood pressure My 68-year old mother has always suffered from varicose veins. Until recently, they did not cause her pain, but were very obvious. Lately, however, she has been complaining of intense and throbbing pain, especially in her ankles where her varicosities are most pronounced. The issue that worries me most is her extremely high blood pressure. In addition, last year she developed type-II adult onset diabetes. She is not on insulin, but controls her diabetes through her diet. Do diabetes and high blood pressure make the existence of varicose veins more dangerous? From: sed0624@yahoo.com Story Categories UPDATED STORIES CATEGORIES   Feb. 16 6 Aneurysms May. 19 48 Blood Clots (Venous ... Aug. 28 12 Chronic venous insufficiency Feb. 07 11 Congenital Vascular Malformation ... Mar. 12 2 Hemangiomas Feb. 22 1 Hemorrhoids 0 Hepatic Vein Obstruction, aka ... Feb. 01 2 Incompetent Perforator Veins 0 Ischemia of the lower extremities ... Sep. 26 2 Lymphedema Mar. 23 4 Non-healing wounds Nov. 21 11 Phlebitis Jul. 20 5 Port Wine Stain Apr. 17 1 Raynaud's disease Mar. 01 8 Restless Leg Syndrome Nov. 01 2 Right Ovarian Vein Syndrome Oct. 09 15 Spider veins May. 26 76 Varicose Veins May. 13 7 Venous Leg Ulcers Nov. 08 23 Other