💥Before reviewing the guidelines, note the difference between the:
⚡️Recommendations
⚡️Practice Points
💥Recommendations are based on strong evidence whereas for the Practice Points the evidence is insufficient or inconclusive👇🏽
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💥Comprehensive Care is needed for pts. with DM & CKD to ⬇️ risk of
CV disease & Kidney Disease progression👇🏽
✅ Glycemic Control
✅ BP Control
✅ Lipid Rx
✅ Nutrition
✅ Exercise
✅ Smoking Cessation
🌟RAS Blockade & SGLT2i👇🏽
🌟Anti-platelet Rx👇🏽
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💥 RAS blockade w/ ACEi or ARB is recommended in pts. w/ DM, HTN & Albuminuria & the dose should be titrated to the highest approved dose tolerated by the pt.
⚡️Monitoring of serum creatinine & K during Rx w/ RAS blockers👇🏽 4/
💥RAS blockade may be considered in pts. w/ DM, Albuminuria & no HTN
⚡️Benefits of RAS blockade in this group are less studied but it may be beneficial due to the strong correlation b/w the severity of albuminuria & ESKD in DM
👉🏽 nature.com/articles/hr200…
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💥RAS blockade in T1DM patients with no Albuminuria & no HTN is generally not considered beneficial
⚡️In T1DM patients, RAS blockade did not slow progression of CKD or ⬇️ the incidence of albuminuria over 5 years👇🏽 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19571282/
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💥RAS Blockade in T2DM w/ no Albuminuria & no HTN is gen. not considered beneficial
⚡️One study showed ⬇️ in incident albuminuria but ⬆️CV events👇🏽
⚡️Another review showed benefit in normoalbuminuric pts. on albuminuria progression but most pts. had HTN👇🏽 7/
💥Here is a list of the different formulations of ACEi & ARBs:
⚡️Recommended starting dose
⚡️Recommended max. daily dose
⚡️Dose adjustment in CKD
⚡️Removal during hemodialysis
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💥Glycemic Monitoring & Target
⚡️Monitor HbA1c 2x/year or more often if BG control is poor
⚡️Target AIC: <6.5% to <8.0%
⚡️Accuracy of HbA1c is ⬇️ in CKD esp. in ESKD👇🏽
⚡️Continuous Glucose Monitoring can be used when A1c is not reliable👇🏽
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💥Lifestyle Interventions
❇️ Protein intake:
⚡️0.8 g/kg/day in pts. w/ DM & Non-dialysis CKD
⚡️1.0-1.2 g/kg/day for pts. on dialysis👇🏽
❇️ Sodium intake <2 g/day (<5 g NaCl/day)👇🏽
❇️ Physical Activity of moderate intensity for at least 150 min./wk
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💥 Anti-glycemic Rx in Pts. w/ T2DM & CKD
⚡️Lifestyle therapy:
☄️Exercise, Nutrition & Wt. loss
⚡️1st-line Drug Rx:
☄️Metformin + SGLT2i
⚡️Additional Drug Rx is guided by patient preference, comorbidities, eGFR & cost
☄️GLP-1 RA is preferred👇🏽
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💥T2DM + CKD pts. w/ eGFR of
> or = 30 ml/min benefit from both Metformin & SGLT2i
⚡️Metformin: good anti-glycemic effect but modest impact on long term DM complications
⚡️SGLT2i: weak anti-glycemic effect but large effect on ⬇️ CKD progression & CVD
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💥DAPA-CKD Trial was published on 9/24/20
⚡️KDIGO guidelines were written prior to DAPA-CKD publication & will be updated to reflect the eGFR cutoff
⚡️Dapagliflozin showed renal benefit in CKD w/ & w/o T2DM w/ eGFR of 25-75 ml/min & ACR 200 mg/g or > 👇🏽
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💥In drug naive pts. (those not on Metformin or SGLT2i), which drug should be started first?
☄️No high-quality data comparing initiation of Metformin vs. initiation of SGLT2i
☄️In most large trials, SGLT2i was added to Metformin
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💥In drug naive pts (not on Metformin or SGLT2i):
1. Start Metformin & add SGLT2i
2. It may be practical to start low dose of both agents to manage glycemia & get organ protection benefits of SGLT2i👇🏽
⚡️Metformin & SGLT2i dose adjustment in CKD👇🏽 15/
💥If a pt. w/ T2DM + CKD w/ eGFR of >30ml/min is achieving glycemic target w/ Metformin alone:
⚡️Then try to lower the Metformin dose & add SGLT2i
⚡️Addition of SGLT2i is unlikely to cause hypoglycemia but yet offer the Kidney & CV benefits
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💥Based on current evidence:
⚡️Metformin must be stopped if eGFR drops to <30 ml/min
⚡️If Canagliflozin is initiated at eGFR of >30 ml/min, then it can be continued till the start of kidney replacement therapy (as was done in the CREDENCE Trial)
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💥If glycemic target is NOT met w/ Metformin + SGLT2i then GLP-1 RA is preferred because of it’s demonstrated CV benefits & possible kidney benefits👇🏽
⚡️Consider Pt. Factors when selecting a glucose lowering drug to add to Metformin & SGLT2i👇🏽
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💥Most GLP-1 RA are injectable drugs except Semaglutide
⚡️Side effects include GI symptoms
⚡️Contraindicated in pts. w/ h/o medullary thyroid ca, MEN-2, acute pancreatitis
⚡️GLP-1 RA should NOT be used w/ DPP-4 Inh.
⚡️GLP-1 RA dose adjustment in CKD👇🏽
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💥Large Trial Data - Summary
⚡️Overview of the large, placebo-controlled trials assessing the benefits of SGLT2i, GLP-1 RA & DPP-4 inhibitors👇🏽
⚡️CV & Kidney Outcome Trials for SGLT2i👇🏽
⚡️CV & Kidney Outcome Trials for GLP-1 RA👇🏽
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💥Summary of DM management in CKD
⚡️Comprehensive Care
⚡️Lifestyle Interventions
⚡️RAS Blockade
⚡️T2DM: Initiate metformin & SGLT2i if eGFR criteria met
⚡️T2DM: If BG target not reached w/ Metformin + SGLT2i then GLP-1 RA is preferred
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💥KDIGO Research Recommendations👇🏽
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💥Here is the link to the complete KDIGO 2020 Guideline for Diabetes Management in Chronic Kidney Disease
👉🏽 tinyurl.com/yyth59kn
💥Link to the Executive Summary of the 2020 KDIGO Diabetes Management in CKD Guideline
👉🏽 tinyurl.com/yydxghoy
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The most anticipated nephrology trial of the year has been published!
“Empagliflozin in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease” #Kidneywk
@NEJM nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…
EMPA-KIDNEY trial is a randomized, parallel-group, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial designed to assess the effect of empagliflozin on progression of kidney disease & CV disease, & to examine safety profile of the drug in a wide range of pts. w/ CKD
The trial included patients without diabetes, patients with an eGFR of less than 30 ml per minute per 1.73 m2, and patients with low levels of proteinuria
📌 Tweetorial on “IgA Nephropathy: Approach to treatment” based on @goKDIGO webinar by Dr. Richard Lafayette
🔸First step in management of IgAN: Determine the risk of disease progression based on GFR, proteinuria, BP & kidney biopsy findings👇🏽 1/
📌 Approach to treatment of IgAN based on @goKDIGO guidelines👇🏽
🔸This Rx algorithm is NOT applicable to IgA deposition with minimal change disease, IgAN with AKI, IgAN with RPGN, IgA vasculitis, IgA-dominant post-infections GN & secondary forms of IgAN👇🏽 2/
📌 IgAN: All patients should receive supportive care:
🔸 Optimal BP management
🔸 Maximally tolerated ACEi/ARB
🔸 Lifestyle modification
🔸 Reduction of cardiovascular
risk👇🏽
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📌 Tweetorial on Diagnosis & Pathogenesis of IgA Nephropathy (IgAN) based on @goKDIGO webinar by @AgnesFogo & Dr. Jurgen Floege #IgAN
🔸Interesting fact: IgAN is not a new disease
First known case of IgAN was found in Prince Joseph of Austria (1776-1847) 1/
📌 IgAN is characterized by:
🔸Mesangial immune-complex deposits which sometimes can extend to the capillary loops & sub-endothelial locations
🔸 Dominant IgA deposits compared to the other immunoglobulins 2/
📌 IgA deposits in IgAN are typically polyclonal & lambda is more prominent than kappa
Dr. Carlos Flombaum from @MSK_Neph gave a holiday lecture full of historic pearls. We are so lucky to have Dr. Flombaum in our division!
Did you know how Cisplatin was ‘accidentally’ discovered?👇🏽 1/
Did you know that allopurinol was first studied as an anti-neoplastic agent. Well, it didn’t work as a cancer therapy but it was eventually used to treat gout and hyperuricemia
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In the 1970s, the Renal division at @sloan_kettering was called the Division of Clinical Physiology. Not too surprising as we all know that to be a good nephrologist you have to know physiology
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