LABORATORY INDICATORS OF NEPHROPATHY IN TYPE II DIABETES MELLITUS

Abstract

Diabetic nephropathy is one of the most serious complications of diabetes mellitus, leading to early disability and death of patients from end-stage renal failure [2, 12]. The prevalence of diabetic nephropathy is continuously increasing, which is associated with the interaction of genetic and environmental factors in patients with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus [1, 11]. The article discusses clinical and laboratory changes in patients with nephropathy in type 2 diabetes mellitus, assessed using laboratory tests [4, 6]. It has been established that the presence of even slight renal dysfunction in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus can be diagnosed using laboratory tests [2, 7].