Arch Intern Med — Abstract: Poor Glycemic Control in Diabetes and the Risk of Incident Chronic Kidney Disease Even in the Absence of Albuminuria and Retinopathy: Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study, Dec 8/22, 2008, Bash et al. 168 (22): 2440

The more we know, the less we know.  The study population is small, but the findings merit our collective attention.  Think about these things the next time you are considering credits for the absence of retinopathy and/or albuminuria in a diabetic applicant.