High proportion of people with diabetes have chronic kidney disease, research reveals
Some 42% of patients attending a dedicated diabetes clinic have signs of established chronic kidney disease, the first detailed research of its kind in Ireland has revealed.
The study was carried out by academics at NUI Galway and clinicians at University Hospital Galway Diabetes Centre and involved more than 4,500 patients in the west of Ireland.
The findings suggest that, despite careful medical management, a relatively high proportion of people with diabetes in Ireland are developing chronic kidney disease over time and are at risk of kidney failure and other complications of poor kidney function.
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Professor Francis Finucane - Consultant Endocrinologist in Galway University Hospital - described intermittent fasting as simply a process where food intake is restricted to specific times .
He said: “The idea with it is that ultimately that you reduce your food intake over the time, on average. That would lead to weight loss and a reduction in the risks associated with excess weight.”
He noted there are some studies suggesting it can lead to ‘modest weight loss’ in the short-term - potentially around 3 kg in people who go on the programme for a period of months.