Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Diabetic nephropathy (DN) represents the leading cause of end-stage renal disease (ESRD). It is known that patients with ESRD have the highest risk of cardiac morbidity and mortality. Thus, identifying and treating risk factors associated with cardio-vascular disease in diabetes may offer the best approach for preventing and delaying adverse renal and cardiovascular outcomes.Aim: To determine the relationships between metabolic syndrome (MS),...

Objective: Nephropathy is a common complication in diabetes mellitus (DM), with significant morbidity and mortality. Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is more likely to develop in the presence of some risk factors associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus, even in newly diagnosed diabetics.Aim: To study the incidence of diabetic nephropathy in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetics and to study the relationship of development of nephropathy with various risk factors as...