RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Vinall, Maria
T1 Renal Disease and Diabetes
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2011
FD SAGE Publications
VO 11
IS 11
SP 27
OP 28
DO 10.1177/155989771111016
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/11/11/27.abstract
AB As many as half of all diabetes patients also have some form of chronic kidney disease (CKD) [www.kidney.org]. A global population of diabetes patients of about 350 million means that there are approximately 150 to 200 million type 2 diabetes patients with CKD'a problem of immense proportions. The combination of diabetes and CKD is characteristic of a specific population of diabetics (eg, those that are older, overweight/obese, hypertensive).