TY - JOUR T1 - Detecting and controlling diabetic nephropathy: What do we know? JF - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine JO - Cleve Clin J Med SP - 209 LP - 217 DO - 10.3949/ccjm.80gr.12006 VL - 80 IS - 4 AU - Gerald Appel Y1 - 2013/04/01 UR - http://www.ccjm.org/content/80/4/209.abstract N2 - Diabetic nephropathy is becoming increasingly common with the aging of our population and the obesity epidemic. The major ways to prevent or slow its progression are by reducing blood pressure, controlling blood sugar, and inhibiting the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone axis. New therapeutic agents are also being tried. ER -