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ea0019p162 | Diabetes, Metabolism and Cardiovascular | SFEBES2009

Diabetic nephropathy: intense intervention or conventional care?

O'Leary H , Jose B , Lazarewicz K , De P

Introduction: All stages of diabetic nephropathy are independent risk factors for cardiovascular disease in patients with diabetes. Intensive intervention to achieve target glycaemic control, blood pressure and cholesterol can minimise cardiovascular risk, mainly by reducing proteinuria.Aims: To compare two cohorts of patients, group A, attending a nurse-led clinic in addition to the traditional diabetes renal clinic and group B attending the latter only...