Diabetic nephropathy. Myeloma of the kidney

Question 1

What is diabetic nephropathy?

Answer 1

kidney damage caused by diabetes
develops slowly over many years

• clinical syndrome characterized by:
  1) persistent albuminuria (>300 mg/d or >200 μg/min) that is confirmed on at least 2 occasions 3-6 months apart
  2) progressive decline in GFR
  3) elevated arterial blood pressure