[Diabetic nephropathy and prevention of diabetic nephropathy caused chronic renal insufficiency].

There is an ongoing trend of a rapid increment in the frequency of diabetes mellitus, expecially the non-insulin dependent form. By the end of the 2nd millenium 150 million cases were recorded worldwide, while the estimations predicted doubling the number by the year 2030. Numerous chronic complications accompany the disease, among them micro-, as well as macrovascular prevail, affecting small and large blood vessels.

[The impact of glucose absorbed from dialysis solution on body weight gain in peritoneal dialysis treated patients].

A proportion of peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients experience substantial body weight (BW) gain with time. It is caused by fat tissue accumulation or fluid retention. It is believed that fat tissue accumulates due to caloric contribution of glucose absorbed from dialysis solution or to the mitochondrial fat regulatory uncoupling protein (UCP) gene polymorphism.