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Review
. 2015 Nov;20(11):1112-20.
doi: 10.4103/1735-1995.172845.

Diabetes mellitus and renal failure: Prevention and management

Hamid Nasri  1 , Mahmoud Rafieian-Kopaei  2
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Review

Diabetes mellitus and renal failure: Prevention and management

Hamid Nasri et al. J Res Med Sci. 2015 Nov.

Abstract

Nowadays, diabetes mellitus (DM) and hypertension are considered as the most common causes of end-stage renal disease (ESRD). In this paper, other than presenting the role of DM in ESRD, glucose metabolism and the management of hyperglycemia in these patients are reviewed. Although in several large studies there was no significant relationship found between tight glycemic control and the survival of ESRD patients, it is recommended that glycemic control be considered as the main therapeutic goal in the treatment of these patients to prevent damage to other organs. Glycemic control is perfect when fasting blood sugar is less than 140 mg/dL, 1-h postprandial blood glucose is less than 200 mg/dL, and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) is 6-7 in patients with type 1 diabetes and 7-8 in patients with type 2 diabetes. Administration of metformin should be avoided in chronic renal failure (CRF) because of lactic acidosis, the potentially fatal complication of metformin, but glipizide and repaglinide seem to be good choices.

Keywords: Chronic kidney disease; World Kidney Day; diabetes mellitus (DM).

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