Diabetic kidney disease (update 2023): Position paper of the Austrian Diabetes Association and the Austrian Society for Nephrology

Abstract

Epidemiological investigations have shown that approximately 2–3% of all Austrians have diabetes mellitus with renal involvement, leaving 250,000 people in Austria affected. The risk of occurrence and progression of this disease can be attenuated by lifestyle interventions as well as optimization of blood pressure, blood glucose control and special drug classes. The present article represents the joint recommendations of the Austrian Diabetes Association and the Austrian Society of Nephrology for the diagnostic and treatment strategies of diabetic kidney disease.