Diabetes is the most common cause of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Around 33 percent of adults with diabetes may also have CKD. When diabetes causes CKD, its sometimes called diabetic kidney disease.
Millions of people with type 2 diabetes take a blood-pressure pill every day on the understanding that lowering their numbers ...
A reader worries about kidney damage from their medications. Dr. Roach explains how common drugs affect lab tests.
New research presented at the 63rd ERA Congress suggests that a widely used class of blood pressure medications may be associated with poorer kidney outcomes in people with type 2 diabetes (T2D), even ...
Kidney failure is often seen as a permanent condition, but the reality is more nuanced. In some cases, kidney function can improve or stabilise, especially when the problem is detected early and ...
High blood pressure affects more than a billion people around the world and is a major cause of heart attacks, strokes and ...
The heart and kidneys are closely connected, and trouble in one organ can quickly place extra strain on the other. The ...
The world is experiencing a hidden epidemic with kidney disease. More than 850 million people worldwide have some form of kidney disease, which is roughly double the number of people who live with ...