Complications
Possible complications include:
- hypoglycemia (due to decreased renal clearance of insulin)
- rapidly progressing chronic kidney failure
- end-stage kidney disease
- hyperkalemia
- severe hypertension
- complications of hemodialysis
- complications of kidney transplant
- coexistence of other diabetes complications
- peritonitis (if peritoneal dialysis used)
- increased infections
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