Nephropathy in patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus

In the not-so-distant past, type 2 diabetes mellitus was thought to be a relatively benign condition, at least in the elderly, with relatively little effect on life expectancy or renal function. It has now become obvious that type 2 diabetes must be taken every bit as seriously as type 1 diabetes, i...

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Hauptverfasser: Ritz, Eberhard (VerfasserIn) , Orth, Stefan (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: October 7, 1999
In: The New England journal of medicine
Year: 1999, Jahrgang: 341, Heft: 15, Pages: 1127-1133
ISSN:1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJM199910073411506
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Verfasserangaben:Eberhard Ritz, and Stephan Reinhold Orth
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Zusammenfassung:In the not-so-distant past, type 2 diabetes mellitus was thought to be a relatively benign condition, at least in the elderly, with relatively little effect on life expectancy or renal function. It has now become obvious that type 2 diabetes must be taken every bit as seriously as type 1 diabetes, in part because of its renal complications. However, some recent and encouraging evidence indicates that diabetic nephropathy and deterioration of renal function are to a certain extent preventable.
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ISSN:1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJM199910073411506