Marinella Ruospo

TL;DR: Findings are consistent with American Diabetes Association recommendations for using metformin monotherapy as initial treatment for patients with type 2 diabetes and selection of additional therapies based on patient-specific considerations.

TL;DR: A network meta-analysis of randomised trials from around the world comparing blood pressure-lowering agents in adults with diabetic kidney disease found ACE inhibitors and ARBs, alone or in combination, were the most effective strategies against end-stage kidney disease.

TL;DR: Interventions to support adherence to increased fruit and vegetable, fish, legume, whole grain, and fiber intake, and reduced red meat, sodium, and refined sugar intake could be effective tools to lower mortality in people with kidney disease.

TL;DR: Sexual dysfunction is highly prevalent in both men and women with CKD, especially among those on dialysis, and increasing age, diabetes mellitus, and depression consistently were found to correlate with sexual dysfunction in 20 individual studies of patients with CKd using different methods.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors summarize patients' perspectives of dietary and fluid management in chronic kidney disease to inform clinical practice and research, and suggest strategies to help patients adjust to dietary regimens in order to reduce their impact on quality of life.