Nephropathy is a complication of diabetes mellitus that can affect women in their reproductive years. This article reviews the effects on treatment on the main factors associated with short- and long-term complications in pregnant women with diabetic nephropathy. Tight glycemic control, adequate tre
Parental hypertension and risk of diabetic nephropathy
โ Scribed by Lindsay, R. S.; Little, J. A.; Jaap, A. J.; Padfield, P. L.; Walker, J. D.; Hardy, K. J.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 48 KB
- Volume
- 15
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0742-3071
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
๐ SIMILAR VOLUMES
Diabetic nephropathy clusters in families, suggesting an inherited predisposition. Parental history of hypertension and of Type 2 diabetes mellitus have been associated with nephropathy in offspring with Type 1 diabetes in some studies but not in others. The associations of parental history of hyper
Non-insulin dependent (Type 2) diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) and long-term complications such as nephropathy have a strong genetic predisposition. Insulin resistance is thought to be a pathogenetic factor, predisposing genetically prone individuals to develop the microvascular complications of diabetes.
## Objective: To review the rate, risk factors, and potential prevention of preeclampsia in women with pregravid diabetes mellitus. ## Methods: Detailed review of recent english literature describing pregnancy outcome in women with pregravid insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (type 1 diabetes).
Pregnancy in a woman with Type 1 diabetes poses several clinical challenges. In addition to meticulous glycaemic control, careful attention must be paid to the management of developing and pre-existing diabetic complications which may progress in severity during pregnancy. Pregnancy-induced hyperten