Oral Hypoglycemics and Diabetic Nephropathy

[摘要] It is all so logical. Americans are increasingly likely to be insulin resistant and at an earlier age (1); hence, more people are glycosylating themselves for longer periods of time (2). One would predict that this increasing frequency of type 2 diabetes bodes an ever-increasing incidence of untoward consequences, including diabetic nephropathy. A call to euglycemia is echoing across the land (3). Minions in pharmaceutical firms and advisory bodies are taking up the cause, much to the applause of the media, Wall Street, policy makers, and the polity. Glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) has become a shibboleth.

[学科分类] 泌尿医学

[关键词] Bone marrow necrosis;Sickle cell disease;Hyperhemolysis syndrome