Hyperkalemia is a serious, often life threatening complication of diabetes-related kidney disease. This is one of the most common electrolyte imbalances experienced by people with kidney disease, or ...

Hyperkalemia is when you have too much potassium in your blood. This may negatively affect the muscles that control your heartbeat and breathing. Especially if left unmanaged, or if you have certain ...

Diabetic nephropathy is a complication of diabetes that affects the kidneys. Hyperkalemia refers to high levels of potassium in the blood. Damage to the kidneys can result in hyperkalemia. Diabetic ...

When you have too much potassium in your blood, it’s called hyperkalemia. There are two types of hyperkalemia: acute and chronic. Acute hyperkalemia is a sudden, severe rise in blood potassium levels.

Hyperkalemia is the medical term for high potassium levels. There are often no symptoms of hyperkalemia, but it can be a sign of kidney disease, dehydration, diabetes complications, and many other ...

A new risk model may help identify which patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and diabetes are more likely to develop hyperkalemia, granting physicians more confidence in prescribing medications ...

—James B. Wetmore, MD, discusses the risk of RAASi use and possible ways to avoid discontinuation in patients with hyperkalemia. Reviewed by Clifton M. Jackness, MD, Adjunct Clinical Assistant ...

If you have hyperkalemia -- high levels of potassium -- your treatment will depend on how high your levels have risen, how quickly it happened, and whether you have serious symptoms. Severe ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with a urine albumin-creatinine ratio of at least 3,500 mg/g had high rates of hyperkalemia. High rates ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Adults with type 2 diabetes who began GLP-1 therapy were less likely to develop hyperkalemia than adults ...

Patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at higher risk of hospitalization or requiring an emergency room (ER) visit in the short-term if they have abnormal potassium levels, a ...