Changes in the renal tubules are important for the development of progressive diabetic kidney disease. Tubular hypertrophy, reduced or-ganic ion transport, and other tubular changes usually develop ...

Table 1. Diabetic Nephropathy Stages: Cutoff Values of Urine Albumin for Diagnosis and Main Clinical Characteristics Stages Albuminuria cutoff values (ref. 14) Clinical characteristics (ref. no.) ...

Microalbuminuria (a high albumin level in your urine) is often a marker of diabetic nephropathy (kidney disease). Since microalbuminuria often doesn’t cause symptoms, experts recommend seeing a doctor ...

Diabetic nephropathy is a complication of diabetes that affects the kidneys. Hyperkalemia refers to high levels of potassium in the blood. Damage to the kidneys can result in hyperkalemia. Diabetic ...

Diabetic nephropathy has five stages that describe the progression of the disease from least to most severe. Diabetic nephropathy, also known as diabetic kidney disease, is a slowly progressing ...

Diabetic nephropathy is a common complication associated with diabetes that affects a person’s kidneys. Several medications may help slow the progression of kidney damage. Early treatment can prevent ...

Dr Dana Rizk is Professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and a VOYXACT VISIONARY Study Investigator and Co-Chair of the Steering Committee.