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A study presented at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes annual meeting found that nearly one in three adults with type 2 diabetes develop cardiorenal disease or die within five years of diagnosis. The research indicates that patients are more likely to develop chronic kidney disease before heart failure during this initial five-year period following type 2 diabetes diagnosis.
Why it matters
This finding highlights the need for early kidney function monitoring in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes patients, potentially allowing for earlier intervention to prevent or delay chronic kidney disease progression. The high rate of cardiorenal complications within five years emphasizes the importance of comprehensive cardiovascular and renal screening protocols immediately following diabetes diagnosis.
Understand the Science
Within five years of a type 2 diabetes diagnosis, there is a greater risk of developing chronic kidney disease (CKD) first than of developing heart failure first, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, held from Sept. 28 to Oct. 2 in Milan.
Source: Almost 1 in 3 adults develop cardiorenal disease or die within 5 years of type 2 diabetes diagnosis