ea0037ep442 | Diabetes (complications & therapy) | ECE2015
Lee Min Young
, Jo Sehee
, Kim Min Jin
, Nam Ji Sun
, Kang Shinae
, Park Jong Suk
, Ahn Chul Woo
, Kim Kyung Rae
Background: Hemorheologic alterations or changes in blood viscosity have been suggested to play a role in the pathogenesis of diabetic microvascular complications. We measured various hemorheologic parameters in type 2 diabetes patients at different stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and assessed their possible role as early markers of diabetic nephropathy and renal insufficiency.Methods: One hundred and five patients with type 2 diabetes were divide...