RT Book, Section A1 Harris, Raymond C. A2 Lerma, Edgar V. A2 Rosner, Mitchell H. A2 Perazella, Mark A. SR Print(0) ID 1149116812 T1 Diabetic Kidney Disease T2 CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Nephrology & Hypertension, 2e YR 2017 FD 2017 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781259861055 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1149116812 RD 2024/10/14 AB ESSENTIALS OF DIAGNOSISCan afflict as many as 30% of patients with both type 1 and type 2 diabetesMost common cause of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in the western world, with >90% of patients having type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM)Characterized by initial period of hyperfiltration, followed by development of increasing proteinuria and progressive decline in glomerular filtration rate (GFR)Current therapy includes glycemic and blood pressure control and the use of renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system inhibitors