Use the following resources and tools to improve kidney care for people with diabetes.
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a very common long-term complication of diabetes. An estimated 40 per cent of people with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes will develop CKD (Stages 1 to 5) during their lifetime. Evidence shows that if recognised early, kidney disease in diabetes can be effectively slowed down.
Essential reading
Management of hyperglycaemia in adults with diabetic kidney disease, March 2021 (PDF, 1060KB)
Management of hypertension and renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system blockade in patients with diabetic kidney disease, March 2021 (PDF, 1000KB)
Management of lipids in adults with diabetic kidney disease, March 2021 (PDF, 1049KB)
Guidelines on lipid management in diabetes and kidney disease, The Association of British Clinical Diabetologists and the Renal Association, presented by Dr Ana Pokrajac. (Diabetes Update, Summer 2019)
Best practice renal foot care guidance, London Strategic Clinical Networks website (November 2015)
Delivering a comprehensive screening programme for early stage renal impairment in patients with diabetes, The Health Foundation website (July 2013)
Shared practice examples
Service redesign: early identification of patients at risk of developing end stage kidney disease, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence website (August 2014)
West Herts Diabetes Renal Pathway (2019, PDF 234KB)
