Intensive Diabetes Therapy and Glomerular Filtration Rate in Type 1 Diabetes
Author(s) -
Ian H. de Boer,
Wanjie Sun,
Patricia A. Cleary,
John M. Lachin,
Mark E. Molitch,
Michael W. Steffes,
Bernard Zinman
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1111732
Subject(s) - medicine , renal function , diabetes mellitus , type 2 diabetes , kidney disease , disease , population , urology , intensive care medicine , endocrinology , environmental health
An impaired glomerular filtration rate (GFR) leads to end-stage renal disease and increases the risks of cardiovascular disease and death. Persons with type 1 diabetes are at high risk for kidney disease, but there are no interventions that have been proved to prevent impairment of the GFR in this population.
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