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New Guidelines Target Diabetic Kidney Disease: Screen at Diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes

Posted: Friday, July 07, 2006

New guidelines developed for the first time by the Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative provide detailed information on how to improve clinical outcomes in patients who have both diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Type 2 Diabetes Teens Have Higher Complication Risk Then Type 1’s

Posted: Friday, June 09, 2006

Young people with type 2 diabetes are more likely to have high blood pressure and signs of kidney damage than their counterpart who have type 1 diabetes, even though type 2 diabetic have had the disease for a much shorter time.

New Diagnostic’s for Early Identification of Patients at High Risk of Rapid Loss of Kidney Function

Posted: Friday, June 09, 2006

Project aims to develop new diagnostic approaches for early identification of patients at high risk of rapid loss of kidney function.

Obesity Triples the Risk of Chronic Kidney Failure

Posted: Friday, June 02, 2006

According to the results of a new study, obesity is an important and potentially preventable risk factor for chronic renal failure (CRF). A BMI of 25 or higher triples the risk of chronic kidney failure.

Replacing Red Meat With Chicken Helpful in Type 2 Diabetes With Macroalbuminuria

Posted: Tuesday, May 30, 2006

The withdrawal of red meat from the diet, either by replacing it with chicken or by following a lactovegetarian LPD [low-protein diet], promotes a beneficial effect on renovascular and cardiovascular risk factors associated with DN [diabetic nephropathy] in patients with type 2 diabetes and macroalbuminuria.

Georgia to Pay Diabetes Doctors for Performance

Posted: Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Georgia will provide bonuses to doctors who care for state employees with diabetes, and improve their outcomes.

Kidney Patients Warned Away From Potassium

Posted: Wednesday, May 24, 2006

Many kidney failure patients are increasing their chance of nerve damage in their legs and feet by simply having too much potassium in their diet.

Older Diabetics Not Getting Heart, Kidney Drugs

Posted: Thursday, April 27, 2006

Despite the fact that drugs known as ACE inhibitors and ARBs prevent damage to the heart and kidneys in people with diabetes, fewer than half of older individuals in the US with diabetes are actually prescribed one of these agents, according to a new study.

Shocking Kidney Stones Can Raise Risk for Diabetes

Posted: Tuesday, April 25, 2006

Shock-wave lithotripsy (SWL), a noninvasive technique that uses sound waves to sonically disintegrate stones within the urinary track, appears to increase the risk of diabetes and hypertension (high blood pressure).

Renal Impairment Linked to Mortality in Women

Posted: Monday, April 24, 2006

Mild to moderate renal impairment is associated with increased risk of death from all causes in women and increased risk of coronary artery disease in men and women.