“…In the past few years, studies have shown that blood pressure variability (BPV) is an independent predictor of coronary heart disease, stroke, cognitive dysfunction, and all-cause mortality (Epstein, Lane, Farlow, et al, 2013; Muntner, Whittle, Lynch, et al, 2015; Muntner et al, 2011; Rothwell, Howard, Dolan, et al, 2010a) and that BPV may directly cause end organ damage (Su, 2006). In diabetic patients, several studies (Kilpatrick, Rigby, & Atkin, 2010; Okada, Fukui, Tanaka, et al, 2012; Okada, Fukui, Tanaka, et al, 2013; Okada, Matsumoto, Nagaoka, & Nakao, 2012; Takao, Matsuyama, Yanagisawa, Kikuchi, & Kawazu, 2014) have consistently shown that excessive BPV is an independent predictor of nephropathy and its precursors such as micro- (Noshad, Mousavizadeh, Mozafari, Nakhjavani, & Esteghamati, 2014) and macroalbuminuria (Ushigome, Fukui, Hamaguchi, et al, 2011). However, the relationship between BPV and retinopathy or neuropathy is still uncertain.…”