Guideline 2: Management of Hyperglycemia and General Diabetes Care in CKD
Hyperglycemia, the defining feature of diabetes, is a fundamental cause of vascular target organ complications, including diabetic kidney disease (DKD). Intensive treatment of hyperglycemia prevents elevated albuminuria or delays its progression, but patients treated by approaches designed to achieve near normal glycemia may be at increased risk of severe hypoglycemia. Evidence that intensive treatment has an effect on