Diabetic nephropathy is the leading cause of kidney disease in patients starting renal replacement therapy and affects ~40% of type 1 and type 2 diabetic patients. It increases the risk of death ...
The basis for the prevention of diabetic nephropathy is the treatment of its known risk factors: hypertension, hyperglycemia, smoking, and dyslipidemia. These are also risk factors for ...
Diabetic nephropathy is the most common cause of end-stage renal disease (ESRD), and the proportion of patients with ESRD who have diabetes (most of whom have T2DM) has increased over the past ...