Table 3.

Kidney Benefits of Intensive Insulin Therapy Demonstrated by the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial/Epidemiology of Diabetes Interventions and Complications Cohort.

ParameterDuration of observation (years)Conventional insulin therapyIntensive insulin therapy
Moderately elevated albuminuria815.8%6.8%
Severely increased albuminuria89.4%1.4%
eGFR <60 mL/min/1.73 m22246 (n)24 (n)
ESKD2216 (n)8 (n)

n, Number.

eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate; ESKD, end-stage kidney disease.

Source: Data from (142, 145).

From: Diabetic Kidney Disease

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