Diabetes-related kidney, eye, and foot disease in Taiwan: An analysis of the nationwide data for 2000–2009

Abstract

During the years 2000-2009, patients with diabetes in Taiwan had an increased risk for kidney, eye, and PVDs. Multidisciplinary teams need to be set up for the treatment of complications related to diabetic foot, and preventions programs that are specifically designed to target these complications should now be made mandatory.

High prevalence of cutaneous manifestations in the elderly with diabetes mellitus: an institution‐based cross‐sectional study in Taiwan

“…Chronic ulcers, including pressure ulcers and diabetic foot with infection, are critical concerns, particularly in dependent elderly with altered consciousness. According to the diabetic foot study from the NHID, more than 94% of DM patients with diabetic foot have associated foot infections in hospital care, and the rates of lower extremity amputation remain persistently high …”

Systolic blood pressure as a predictor of incident albuminuria and rapid renal function decline in type 2 diabetic patients

“…The prevalence of diabetic renal disease is growing at an alarming rate worldwide and has imposed a high burden of disease-related morbidity and mortality in the recent decades (Huang et al, 2012;Jindal, Garcia-Touza, Jindal, Whaley-Connell, & Sowers, 2013;Reeves, Rawal, Abdel-Rahman, & Awad, 2012). Diabetic nephropathy shares many risk factors with cardiovascular disease (Luo et al, 2010;Sheen, Lin, Li, Bau, & Sheu, 2013), and usually occurs in conjunction with various metabolic abnormalities, such as hyperglycemia (Coresh, Astor, Greene, Eknoyan, & Levey, 2003;Ritz, 2008), dyslipidemia (Chawla et al, 2010;Lee et al, 2009), or overweight/obesity (Inker et al, 2014;Jindal et al, 2013); hypertension Haroun et al, 2003;Whelton, Perneger, He, & Klag, 1996); and smoking (Ritz, 2008).…”

Peripheral Arterial Stiffness Is Independently Associated with a Rapid Decline in Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

“…In fact, diabetic renal disease has attracted a considerable amount of attention because the prevalence of CKD, end-stage renal disease, and dialysis in patients with diabetes increased from past decades [2]. Although nephropathy is considered a microvascular complication of diabetes, nephropathy shares many risk factors with cardiovascular disease and peripheral artery disease (PAD) [3], such as hypertension [4–6], hyperglycemia [4, 7], dyslipidemia [8, 9], and smoking [7].…”