Chong Kun Dang Conducts In-house CKD Health Lectures on Chronic Kidney Disease with Type 2 Diabetes
May 19, 2025
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This 'CKD Health Lecture' is in line with Chong Kun Dang's English initials, 'Check for Kidney disease with type 2 Diabetes'The first step in protecting our family's kidney health, silent disease'Chronic kidney disease with type 2 diabetes' Early detection is important!It was conducted under the theme of '.
Kim Shin-gon, a professor of endocrinology at Korea University Anam Hospital, taught and shared the importance of early diagnosis, prevention, management, and treatment of chronic kidney disease accompanied by type 2 diabetes.
Type 2 diabetes is considered to be the leading cause of chronic kidney disease worldwide, and it is known that it progresses to chronic kidney disease in about 40% of patients with diabetes. Chronic kidney disease can progress to end-stage kidney disease that requires renal replacement therapy such as dialysis or transplantation. In particular, Korea has the highest annual average increase/decrease rate of diabetic kidney disease in the world, and the prevalence of end-stage kidney disease related to diabetes has increased by about 30% compared to more than a decade ago, so caution is needed.
Professor Kim said, `The kidneys are difficult to recover once damaged, so diabetics should pay special attention to their kidney health. However, diabetic chronic kidney disease often progresses quietly without symptoms and is not recognized, so kidney health status should be monitored periodically through glomerular filtration rates and albuminuria tests", he explained. Then "It is most important to diagnose kidney disease early through periodic kidney tests, and if you are diagnosed with kidney disease, active dietary management and treatment are needed to prevent kidney function from deteriorating. Foods high in potassium should be avoided, consumed with limited salt, and managed through proper water intake and steady exercise" he advised. In addition, it is important to lower the risk with appropriate medication because patients with chronic kidney disease with diabetes are more likely to develop other diseases such as high blood pressure and obesity compared to those who do not have this disease and increase cardiovascular mortality. Recently, it has become possible to reduce albuminuria associated with the prognosis of chronic kidney disease and inhibit progression to dialysis as a treatment for chronic kidney disease with a new mechanism of type 2 diabetes accompanying chronic kidney disease," he stressed.
Chong Kun Dang CEO Kim Young-joo said, "Chronic kidney disease accompanied by type 2 diabetes progresses quietly enough to be called a 'silent disease', so early detection and steady management are of paramount importance. It is hoped that this health lecture will be an opportunity for executives and employees to improve their understanding of kidney disease and practice healthy lifestyles in daily life. In the future, Chong Kun Dang will continue to prepare various health promotion activities and strive to create a healthy society," he said.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
