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ORLANDO -- Chronic kidney disease may go undiagnosed in many patients with type 2 diabetes, researchers reported here.
In an analysis of data from 21 states, nearly 90% of type 2 diabetes patients had chronic kidney disease (CKD) that went undiagnosed, Diana Brixner, RPh, PhD, of the University of Utah, and colleagues reported at the National Kidney Foundation meeting.
That "shockingly high" number is in line with several other studies that have shown large proportions of type 2 diabetic patients with undiagnosed kidney disease, Beth Piraino, MD, of the University of Pittsburgh and president of NKF, told MedPage Today. Piraino was not involved in the study.
http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/NKF/38245
In an analysis of data from 21 states, nearly 90% of type 2 diabetes patients had chronic kidney disease (CKD) that went undiagnosed, Diana Brixner, RPh, PhD, of the University of Utah, and colleagues reported at the National Kidney Foundation meeting.
That "shockingly high" number is in line with several other studies that have shown large proportions of type 2 diabetic patients with undiagnosed kidney disease, Beth Piraino, MD, of the University of Pittsburgh and president of NKF, told MedPage Today. Piraino was not involved in the study.
http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/NKF/38245