Isr Med Assoc J
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Proteinuria and albuminuria are markers of kidney injury and function, serving as a screening test as well as a means of assessing the degree of kidney injury and risk for cardiovascular disease and death in both the diabetic and the non-diabetic general population. ⋯ A new cutoff value of 160.5 mg/hr was set empirically, for the first time, for abnormal proteinuria in diabetic patients. It appears that proteinuria below 300 mg/24 hr is not sufficient as a sole prognostic factor for kidney failure.
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Patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) are exempt from conscript military service, but some volunteer for national service. ⋯ Our data indicate that during voluntary national service young adults with T1D maintain metabolic control similar to that of non-volunteers.