Diabetes Canada recommends screening people living with diabetes for chronic kidney disease using both an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and a urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (ACR). In people with type 2 diabetes, this screening begins at diagnosis. For people with diabetes whose results are normal, the Alberta Chronic Kidney Disease Clinical Pathway recommends repeating both tests annually (Alberta Health Services, n.d.). Despite recommendations, recommended kidney screening...

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