Diabetic kidney disease is a common complication of diabetes mellitus (DM) and is the
leading cause of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) in the United States. A natural history …

Over my practice lifetime, a subtle but persistent change has occurred in the profile of
diseases that afflict patients. We no longer are faced with saving patients from acute …

Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) refers to CKD that is caused by diabetes. Although kidney
biopsy is required for a definitive diagnosis, it is thought that careful screening of patients …

Many clinical outcomes have improved over the past two decades for people living with
diabetes. 1 However, relatively little progress has been made in the treatment of diabetic …

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is highly prevalent in the US and associated with substantial
morbidity, mortality and health care costs. Diabetes, a growing epidemic in the US, is …

21st century. It affects> 422 million people worldwide and is the leading cause of chronic
kidney disease and end-stage kidney disease worldwide. 1 In the United States, 47% of …

The traditional clinical hallmark of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in diabetic microvascular
disease of the kidney has been overt proteinuria; once manifest, diabetic nephropathy was …

Diabetes is a leading cause of end stage renal disease (ESRD) and earlier stages of chronic
kidney disease (CKD) in the United States and worldwide. In a recent study, Menke et al …

Background Reduced glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in the absence of albuminuria is a
common manifestation of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in diabetes. However, the frequency …

Renal disease is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with diabetes, and
the leading cause of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in the United States. Population …