Scientists have found a way to predict the occurrence of cardiovascular complications in diabetic nephropathy (DN) patients. The findings of the related study have been published in BMC Medicine, the open access journal. The findings indicate that cardiovascular complications in patients can be predicted reliably in patients of diabetic nephropathy using Immunoglobulin M to as a predictor.
139 patients were studied from 1984 to 2007. The patients all had type 1 diabetes. It was found that increased urine IgM excretions indicated that the patients were about thrice as likely to progress to end stage renal disease or die. This study gives a new way to deal with an illness that is rapidly becoming widespread.
By measuring IgM, patients who are at severe risk from cardiovascular complications could be identified. The research was based out of Lund University in Sweden and it is the first of its kind.
Another study found that smoking, high blood pressure and diabetes could lead to dementia among middle aged people. One way to avoid this is to modify lifestyle.
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Tags: igm, type 1, diabetic nephropathy
