Diabetic kidney disease is a common and costly complication in patients with type 2 diabetes(1,2)

RARITAN, N.J., Sept. 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Approximately one in three people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) has diabetic kidney disease (DKD),^2,3 which increases their risk of CV events and puts them on a trajectory to dialysis and kidney transplant. Further, T2D is the leading cause of kidney disease in the United States² and the fifth fastest-growing cause of death around the world.⁴

Patients with T2D and DKD should talk to their doctors to make sure they're doing all they can to help their kidneys. Learn more at: http://po.st/OwDWlM  

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