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  2. Diabetic nephropathy - Wikipedia

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    Diabetic nephropathy is the most common cause of end-stage renal disease and is a serious complication that affects approximately one quarter of adults with diabetes in the United States. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] Affected individuals with end-stage kidney disease often require hemodialysis and eventually kidney transplantation to replace the failed kidney ...

  3. Glomerular hyperfiltration - Wikipedia

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    Most young Type 1 diabetic patients experience glomerular hyperfiltration, a typical functional deviation in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. [4] A meta-analysis of research done on Type 1 diabetic subjects found that people with glomerular hyperfiltration have a higher chance of developing albuminuria and seeing their diabetic nephropathy worsen. [5]

  4. Kidney disease - Wikipedia

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    Diabetic nephropathy is a progressive kidney disease caused by angiopathy of the capillaries in the glomeruli. It is characterized by nephrotic syndrome and diffuse scarring of the glomeruli . It is particularly associated with poorly managed diabetes mellitus and is a primary reason for dialysis in many developed countries.

  5. Chronic kidney disease - Wikipedia

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    Mesoamerican nephropathy, is "a new form of kidney disease that could be called agricultural nephropathy". [46] A high and so-far unexplained number of new cases of CKD, referred to as the Mesoamerican nephropathy , has been noted among male workers in Central America, mainly in sugarcane fields in the lowlands of El Salvador and Nicaragua .

  6. Amiloride - Wikipedia

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    Amiloride is contraindicated in people with kidney problems (e.g. anuria, acute or chronic kidney disease, or diabetic nephropathy), elevated blood potassium (≥5.5 mEq/L), or people that are hypersensitive to amiloride or any ingredients within the specific formulation.

  7. Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus - Wikipedia

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    Persons with nephrogenic diabetes insipidus must consume enough fluids to equal the amount of urine produced. Any underlying cause such as high blood calcium must be corrected to treat nephrogenic diabetes insipidus. The first line of treatment is hydrochlorothiazide and amiloride. [10] Patients may also consider a low-salt and low-protein diet.

  8. Microalbuminuria - Wikipedia

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    "The effect of irbesartan on the development of diabetic nephropathy in patients with type 2 diabetes". N. Engl. J. Med. 345 (12): 870– 8. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa011489. PMID 11565519. Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) CKD Work Group. KDIGO 2012 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease.

  9. Complications of diabetes - Wikipedia

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    the 2008 observation, that non-diabetic first-degree relatives of diabetics had elevated enzyme levels associated with diabetic renal disease [60] and nephropathy. [61] the 2007 finding that non-diabetic family members of type 1 diabetics had increased risk for microvascular complications, [62] such as diabetic retinopathy [63]