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A lot is said today about diabetes mellitus (DM) and its many complications, but these problems are still far from being solved. Cardiovascular complications and kidney damage are especially dangerous for a patient with diabetes. Diabetes mellitus is the leading cause of chronic kidney disease. Studies show that up to 40% of people with diabetes develop chronic kidney disease (CKD). In addition, more than 80% of end-stage CKD is due to diabetic involvement. There are 3 types of kidney damage in diabetes mellitus: diabetic kidney disease, diabetic nephropathy, and non-diabetic kidney damage.
Diabetic nephropathy - pathological changes in the kidneys that occur due to diabetes mellitus. It occurs in 70% of people with this endocrine disease. Gradually, the filtration capacity of the organ decreases, the kidney tissue becomes denser, degenerates into a connective tissue, chronic renal failure develops. Similar changes are noted 10-15 years after the onset of the underlying disease.