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Professor Foster explores therapeutic methods to improve kidney health in diabetic patients, highlighting ongoing challenges.
Preventing diabetic kidney disease Associate Professor in Microvascular Medicine, Rebecca Foster, explores new therapeutic approaches to improve kidney health for diabetic patients. Type 1 and type 2 diabetes can cause kidney disease, taking up to 15 years to become established. There are simple screening tests for kidney disease, and new drugs have recently been approved for type 2 diabetes (which makes up 90% of diabetes worldwide) that protect the kidneys and the heart. So, why is the burden of diabetic kidney disease still increasing worldwide?
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