Introduction of diabetic nephropathy
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- The most common cause of incident ESRD and the 2nd commonest cause of prevalent ESRD in Taiwan
- Prevalence
- 40% in type 1 and 2 DM
- Because type 2 DM is much more common than type 1 DM, most diabetic nephropathy patients have type 2 DM
- Importance of hyperglycemia in DN
- DCCT (Diabetes Control and Complications Trial)
- UKPDS (UK Prospective Diabetes Study)
- Intensive glycemic control (HbA1C 6.5~7%) prevents microangiopathy in newly diagnosed DM, but effects on macroangiopathy (cardiovascular diseases and atherosclerosis) are less certain