What it means
Diabetes and high blood pressure are the most common causes of CKD in adults. Heart disease and a family history of kidney disease also raise the risk. Early CKD usually causes no symptoms, so testing is often the only way to find it.
Two tests are used together: a blood test that estimates filtering function, called eGFR, and a urine test that checks for albumin, a protein that leaks into urine when the kidneys are damaged.
Ozempic has an approved use to reduce the risk of worsening kidney disease, kidney failure and death from heart disease in adults with type 2 diabetes and CKD.
GLP-1 labels also warn that vomiting, diarrhea and dehydration can lead to sudden kidney injury, and that this has occurred in people with and without kidney disease. People with CKD should ask before raising protein intake, since needs can differ.
Why it matters
Kidney function affects protein targets, fluid advice and how closely a prescriber monitors you on a GLP-1.
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