| Theme | Forefront of Diabetic Nephropathy | |
|---|---|---|
| Title | Current concept of diabetes in Japanese --Genetics, life style factors, and comparison with other ethnic groups | |
| Publish Date | 2001/01 | |
| Author | Yoshihiko Takahashi | Department of Metabolic Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo |
| Author | Takashi Kadowaki | Department of Metabolic Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo |
| [ Summary ] | Diabetes Survey 1997 suggests that there may be more than 6 million diabetic patients in Japan. The Ministry of Health and Welfare introduced a concept of lifestyle-associated disease, and makes a stress on the primary prevention of diseases and promotes an individual effort on changes in lifestyle. Diagnostic criteria of diabetes have been revised, including modification of the disease category and a decrease in the cut-off value of fasting plasma glucose for the diagnostic criteria. Genetic scanning for diabetes has identified many genes causing diabetes; in the clinical issue, large intervention studies have demonstrated that tight control of glycemia and blood pressure is important for prevention of diabetic complication. | |