ALB and diabetes mellitus: Patients with urine albumin excretion of more than 30 mg per 24 hours should have a target blood pressure of 130/80 mm Hg or less, and all diabetic patients should have a target blood pressure of 140/90 mm Hg or less.[6] Additionally, it advises patients with DM and hypertension who have urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratios below 300 mg/g creatinine and/or eGFRs below 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 to use ACEi or ARBs as first-line medications.