Nearly One-Third of Adults Develop Kidney or Heart Disease Within 5 Years of Type 2 Diabetes Diagnosis
Source Summary
A study presented at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes annual meeting in Milan found that within five years of a type 2 diabetes diagnosis, approximately one in three adults develop chronic kidney disease or heart failure, or die. The research indicates that chronic kidney disease is more likely to develop first than heart failure in this population.
Why it matters
The findings demonstrate a significant cardiorenal complication risk in the early years following type 2 diabetes diagnosis, with kidney disease emerging as a primary concern requiring clinical attention.
