The incidence and prevalence of diabetes mellitus have grown significantly throughout the
world, due primarily to the increase in type 2 diabetes. This overall increase in the number of …

Albuminuria in Type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes is not only an indication of renal
disease, but a new, independent risk-marker of proliferative retinopathy and …

Type 2 diabetes associates with increased risk of mortality, but how kidney disease
contributes to this mortality risk among individuals with type 2 diabetes is not completely …

Introduction: Chronic kidney disease as a public health problem. Chronic kidney disease is
a worldwide public health problem. In the United States, there is a rising incidence and …

Background Long-term effects of behavioural weight loss interventions on diabetes
complications are unknown. In a secondary analysis of the Look AHEAD (Action for Health …

Diabetic nephropathy develops in less than half of all patients with diabetes. To study
heredity as a possible risk factor for diabetic kidney disease, we examined the concordance …

Background Few studies have directly compared the renoprotective effects of angiotensin II–
receptor blockers and angiotensin-converting–enzyme (ACE) inhibitors in persons with type …

BACKGROUND Cardiovascular disease causes severe morbidity and mortality in type 1
diabetes, although the specific risk factors and whether chronic hyperglycemia has a role …

Nephropathy remains a major cause of morbidity and a key determinant of mortality in
patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus. Research is ongoing to identify biomarkers …

The prevalence of and interrelationships among all four major complications of insulin-
dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) and their risk factors are being examined in a large …