Diabetic Kidney Disease

Glomerular hyperfiltration may increase CVD risks, including myocardial infarction and heart failure, for patients with type 2 diabetes, study data show.

Adults with type 1 diabetes who partake in weight cycling and repeatedly lose and regain body weight are more likely to develop diabetic kidney disease, researchers reported in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

Healio has compiled a list of the most-read nephrology news stories related to chronic kidney disease in 2024.

Healio has compiled a list of the most-read nephrology meeting news stories in 2024.

SAN DIEGO — Health care providers and advocates must confront social disparities among patients with kidney disease to improve the standard of care, American Society of Nephrology President Deidra C. Crews, MD, ScM, FASN, said.

Long-term albuminuria risks for U.S. adults with Asian/Pacific Islander ancestry who have diabetes and normal kidney function differ across ethnic subgroups, according to data published in Kidney Medicine.

More than half of patients with diabetes undergoing kidney biopsy had additional findings other than diabetic kidney disease, according to published data from the Cleveland Clinic Florida.

Slowing the progression to advanced diabetic kidney disease could lower the economic impact of the condition and help health care systems optimize resources, recently published data show.

LONG BEACH, Calif. — A prognostic kidney test and medication management in patients with diabetic kidney disease was tied to use of cardiorenal protective medications and improved hypertension control, according to data presented here.

A chart review completed by Spherix Global Insights shows that more nephrologists are using SGLT2 inhibitors to treat patients with chronic kidney disease, according to a press release.