The Kidney and Hypertension in Diabetes Mellitus

Front Matter....Pages i-xxvi
Definition of Diabetic Renal Disease in Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus Based on Renal Function Tests....Pages 1-14
Albuminuria and Renal Disease in NIDDM-Patients....Pages 15-26
Familial Factors in Diabetic Nephropathy....Pages 27-35
Hypertension, Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes Mellitus, and Diabetic Nephropathy: Role of Insulin Resistance....Pages 37-51
Diabetes, Hypertension, and Kidney Disease in the Pima Indians Compared with Other Populations....Pages 53-62
Economic Evaluations of Strategies for Preventing Renal Disease in Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus....Pages 63-73
Incidence of Nephropathy in Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus as Related to Mortality and Cost-Benefit of Early Intervention....Pages 75-84
Measurement of Albumin and Other Urinary Proteins in Low Concentration in Diabetes Mellitus: Techniques and Clinical Significance....Pages 85-94
Office Tests for Microalbuminuria....Pages 95-102
Risk Factor for Progression of Microalbuminuria in Relatively Young NIDDM-Patients....Pages 103-109
The Clinical Course of Renal Disease in Caucasian NIDDM-Patients....Pages 111-121
Von Willebrand Factor and the Development of Renal and Vascular Complications in Diabetes....Pages 123-131
Smoking and Diabetic Nephropathy....Pages 133-140
Light Microscopy of Diabetic Glomerulopathy: The Classic Lesion....Pages 141-150
Haematuria and Diabetic Nephropathy....Pages 151-160
Glomerular Ultrastructural Changes in Microalbuminuric IDDM-Patients....Pages 161-170
Understanding of Diabetic Nephropathy from Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation....Pages 171-179
Sodium-Hydrogen Antiport, Cell Function and Susceptibility to Diabetic Nephropathy....Pages 181-189
Biochemical Aspects of Diabetic Nephropathy....Pages 191-202
The Steno Hypothesis and Glomerular Basement Membrane Biochemistry in Diabetic Nephropathy....Pages 203-212
Volume Homeostasis and Blood Pressure in Diabetic States....Pages 213-221
Pathogenesis of Diabetic Glomerulopathy: The Role of Glomerular Hemodynamic Factors....Pages 223-232
Roles of Growth Factors in Diabetic Kidney Disease....Pages 233-243
Blood Pressure Elevation in Diabetes: Results From 24-H Ambulatory Blood Pressure Recordings in Diabetes....Pages 245-259
Insulin and Blood Pressure....Pages 261-271
Cation Transport, Hypertension and Diabetic Nephropathy....Pages 273-283
Microalbuminuria in Young Patients with Type 1 Diabetes....Pages 285-295
Early Renal Hyperfunction and Hypertrophy in IDDM Patients Including Comments on Early Intervention....Pages 297-308
The Concept of Incipient Diabetic Nephropathy and Effect of Early Antihypertensive Intervention....Pages 309-318
Comparative Study of the Effect of Ace-Inhibitors and Other Antihypertensive Agents on Proteinuria in Diabetic Patients....Pages 319-332
Clinical Trials in Overt Diabetic Nephropathy....Pages 333-339
Antihypertensive Treatment in NIDDM, with Special Reference to Abnormal Albuminuria....Pages 341-351
The Course of Incipient and Overt Diabetic Nephropathy: The Perspective of More Optimal Insulin Treatment....Pages 353-360
Meta-Analysis of the Effect of Intensive Therapy on Nephropathy in Type I Diabetes Mellitus....Pages 361-368
Non-Glycaemic Intervention in Diabetic Nephropathy: The Role of Dietary Protein Intake....Pages 369-379
Microalbuminuria and Diabetic Pregnancy....Pages 381-388
Diabetic Nephropathy and Pregnancy....Pages 389-400
Urinary Tract Infection and Diabetes: Diagnosis and Treatment....Pages 401-405
Acute Renal Failure in Diabetics....Pages 407-419
Contrast Media-Induced Nephropathy in Diabetic Renal Disease....Pages 421-432
Renal Papillary Necrosis in Diabetic Patients....Pages 433-441
Problems Related to the Start of Renal Replacement Therapy in Diabetic Patients....Pages 443-447
Evolution Worldwide of the Treatment of Patients with Advanced Diabetic Nephropathy by Renal Replacement Therapy....Pages 449-458
Haemodialysis in Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetic Patients with end Stage Renal Failure....Pages 459-467
Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis in Uremic Diabetics....Pages 469-485
Simultaneous Pancreas and Kidney Transplantation: Indication and Results....Pages 487-494
Renal Transplantation for Diabetic Nephropathy....Pages 495-514
St Vincent Declaration, 1994: Guidelines for the Prevention of Diabetic Renal Failure....Pages 515-527
Back Matter....Pages 529-547