Association of Glycemic Status During Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease With Early Dialysis Mortality in Patients With Diabetes

CONCLUSIONS
In patients with diabetes and CKD transitioning to dialysis, higher mean HbA­­1c and random glucose levels during the pre-ESRD prelude period were associated with higher 1-year post-ESRD mortality. Clinical trials are warranted to examine whether modulating glycemic status improves survival in this population.

Source: Diabetes Care - July 21, 2017 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Rhee, C. M.; Kovesdy, C. P.; Ravel, V. A.; Streja, E.; Brunelli, S. M.; Soohoo, M.; Sumida, K.; Molnar, M. Z.; Brent, G. A.; Nguyen, D. V.; Kalantar-Zadeh, K. Tags: Epidemiology-Diabetes Complications Epidemiology/Health Services Research Source Type: research