Patients with co-morbid diabetes and kidney disease have education gaps on the management of, and complications of diabetes and kidney disease. Interventions aimed at improving patient education need to be delivered through education resources co-developed by patients and health staff. A targeted education resource in the form of a DVD, addressing these needs, may potentially close these gaps (BMC Nephrology)
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Tag: CKD
Metformin Use and Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease
Metformin may be safer for use in CKD than previously considered and may lower the risk of death and cardiovascular events in individuals with stage 3 CKD (Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism)
Insulin and glucose‐lowering agents for treating people with diabetes and chronic kidney disease
Evidence concerning the efficacy and safety of glucose‐lowering agents for people with diabetes and CKD is limited. SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP‐1 agonists are probably efficacious for lowering glucose levels. Other potential effects of SGLT2 inhibitors include lower BP, lower potassium levels and a reduced risk of heart failure but an increased risk of genital infections. The safety of GLP‐1 agonists is uncertain (Cochrane Library)
SGLT2 inhibitors: a novel choice for the combination therapy in diabetic kidney disease
All the researches, mentioned in this paper, demonstrating the SGLT2 inhibitors with their novel mechanism and associated benefits on glucose-lowering, renoprotection, body weight, CV safety, etc. have proved to be promising choices either as monotherapy or as combination therapy for patients with DKD (Cardiovascular Diabetology)
Clinical Outcomes of Metformin Use in Populations With Chronic Kidney Disease, Congestive Heart Failure, or Chronic Liver Disease
Metformin use in patients with moderate CKD, CHF, or CLD with hepatic impairment is associated with improvements in key clinical outcomes. Our findings support the recent changes in metformin labeling (Annals of Internal Medicine)
National Chronic Kidney Disease Audit
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a long-term irreversible deterioration in the function of the kidneys often found in patients who also have diabetes and high blood pressure (HQIP)
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