Genetics of diabetic kidney disease—from the worst of nightmares to the light of dawn?
Despiteimprovedclinicalcareinpatientswithd…, diabetic complications remain a major
healthcare burden. The management of cardiovascular risk factors, such as hyperlipidemia,
has improved through the availability of effective treatments, and with a greater proportion of
patients reaching lipid, BP, and glycemic targets, the rates of incident diabetic
cardiovascular complications have declined over recent decades, although there seems to
be less effect on the burden of renal complications. 1 Recent analysis of data from NHANES …
healthcare burden. The management of cardiovascular risk factors, such as hyperlipidemia,
has improved through the availability of effective treatments, and with a greater proportion of
patients reaching lipid, BP, and glycemic targets, the rates of incident diabetic
cardiovascular complications have declined over recent decades, although there seems to
be less effect on the burden of renal complications. 1 Recent analysis of data from NHANES …