Heart and Kidney Problems in Type 2 Diabetes Patients Increase with Time

Up to One in Three With Type 2 Diabetes Face Heart or Kidney Disease or Death Within Five Years, Study Finds

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Kidney disease, heart failure or death risk climbs to 55% 10 years after type 2 diabetes diagnosis

The risk of developing chronic kidney disease (CKD) or heart failure (HF), or dying, following a type 2 diabetes (T2D) diagnosis increases substantially over time, according to new research being presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Milan, Italy, Sept. 28–Oct. 2.

A third of type 2 diabetics will develop heart or kidney disease

Up to a third of people with type 2 diabetes will develop heart failure, kidney disease or die within five years of diagnosis, a major study has found.

Heart and Kidney Problems in Type 2 Diabetes Patients Increase with Time

More than half of people with type 2 diabetes develop heart failure or chronic kidney disease or die within 10 years of diagnosis, according to research led by the University of Glasgow. “Our findings clearly show how the serious complications associated with type 2 diabetes rise sharply over time as the often common combination in patients of obesity, abnormal blood fats, high blood pressure and higher blood sugar damages blood vessels, and vit…