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Overcoming Barriers to Implementing New Therapies for Diabetic Kidney Disease: Lessons Learned.
Advances in chronic kidney disease
  • Joshua J Neumiller, Providence St Joseph Health, Providence Medical Research Center, Spokane, Washington
  • Radica Alicic, Providence
  • Katherine Tuttle, Providence
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-1-2021
Keywords
  • washington,
  • spokane
Abstract

As a result of the growing number of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, the prevalence of diabetic kidney disease (DKD) has proven to be one of the fastest growing health care challenges globally. Early detection and initiation of appropriate interventions to slow the progression of DKD are impeded by low awareness of the health consequences of DKD, high complexity of care that includes the need for lifestyle modifications, difficulties with adhering to increasingly complicated medication regimens, and low acceptance and application of guideline-directed management. After 2 decades of status quo in the care of patients with DKD, recently approved glucose-lowering agents are promising to transform care by demonstrating slowed DKD disease progression and improved survival. As has been learned over the last 2 decades, multiple barriers exist to the optimal integration and utilization of new therapies to improve kidney outcomes. The health care community, professional societies, and regulatory agencies must join efforts to develop implementation strategies for increasing DKD awareness, detection, and treatment.

Clinical Institute
Kidney & Diabetes
Specialty
Endocrinology
Specialty
Nephrology
Citation Information
Joshua J Neumiller, Radica Alicic and Katherine Tuttle. "Overcoming Barriers to Implementing New Therapies for Diabetic Kidney Disease: Lessons Learned." Advances in chronic kidney disease (2021)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/katherine-tuttle/350/