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[Education of diabetic patients with chronic kidney disease and after transplantation].
Jirkovská, A
Vnitrni lekarstvi. 2008;(5):530-4
Abstract
Despite recent advances in the management of diabetes, diabetic nephropathy is the most frequent cause ofend-stage renal disease. Even when diabetic nephropathy is established, patient's care should be optimized to delay progression of nephropathy or other diabetic complications. Evidence exists for the effectiveness of diet intervention, blood pressure and diabetes control and treatment of metabolic syndrome. We emphasize the need for closer co-operation not only between diabetologists, primary care physicians and nephrologists, but with educated diabetic patients, too. At referral to nephrologist, many patients' care is suboptimal and referral is too late. The most important education information for patients is to stick to diet and keep adequate blood pressure and diabetes control with self-monitoring. Effectiveness of each of these recommendations is critically assessed. Patients after kidney or combined kidney and pancreas transplantation have to be educated mainly in symptoms of rejection and diabetic foot care. They are recommended to take regularly the prescribed medicines, to distinguish the adverse events of immunosuppression and keep all doctor's appointments.
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[Nephropathy in non-insulin-dependent (type-2) diabetes mellitus].
Nagy, J, Wittmann, I
Orvosi hetilap. 2000;(12):609-14
Abstract
There is a dramatic increase in the incidence of end-stage renal disease in non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) requiring renal replacement therapy. The most important risk factors of the onset of nephropathy in NIDDM are genetic predisposition (history of diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular events in first-degree relatives), hypertension, quality of glycaemic control and smoking. These risk factors play an important role also in the progression of diabetic nephropathy. In about 20-25% of NIDDM patients nondiabetic renal diseases cause the renal damage (other primary nephropathies, ischaemic nephropathy). NIDDM is mainly the part of metabolic x syndrome (hypertension, obesity, dyslipidaemia, impaired glucose tolerance or NIDDM) and, for this reason, all members of metabolic x syndrome has to be involved in treatment strategies e.g. blood pressure "subnormalization", aggressive glycaemic control, cessation of smoking, the treatment of obesity and dyslipidaemia with diet, physical activity and antilipidaemic drugs, as well as restriction of dietary protein and salt intake. The successful prevention and treatment of diabetic nephropathy needs the development of an interdisciplinary interaction that involves general practitioners, diabetologists and nephrologists.