The Landscape of Diabetic Kidney Disease in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose of review

The purposes of this review are to identify population characteristics of important risk factors for the development and progression of diabetic kidney disease (DKD) in the United States and to discuss barriers and opportunities to improve awareness, management, and outcomes in patients with DKD.

Recent findings

The major risk factors for the development and progression of DKD include hyperglycemia, hypertension, and albuminuria. DKD disproportionately affects minorities and individuals with low educational and socioeconomic status. Barriers to effective management of DKD include the following: (a) limited patient and healthcare provider awareness of DKD, (b) lack of timely referrals of patients to a nephrologist, (c) low patient healthcare literacy, and (d

SUBMITTER: Duru OK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5817078 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature