Albuminuria in diabetic kidney disease ‘ups foot ulcer risk’
An abnormal albumin excretion rate may be a better predictor of diabetic foot ulcers than neuropathy, retinopathy or peripheral arterial disease, doctors suggest
Patients with diabetic kidney disease are almost three times more likely to develop foot ulcers than those without renal complications, but only in the presence of albuminuria, new research shows.
The single-centre French study suggests that among these patients an abnormal albumin excretion rate is a better predictor of diabetic foot ulcers than neuropathy, retinopathy or peripheral arterial disease, say the authors from the University Hospital of Bordeaux.
