[Diabetic kidney disease (Update 2026) : Guidelines in a collaboration of the Austrian Diabetes Association and the Austrian Society of Nephrology].

Epidemiological investigations have shown that approximately 2-3% of all Austrians have diabetes mellitus with renal involvement (diabetic kidney disease, DKD). Therefore, this concerns approximately 250,000 people in Austria. The risk of occurrence and progression of DKD can be attenuated by lifestyle interventions as well as optimization of blood pressure, blood glucose control and specific drug classes. These guidelines represent the joint recommendations of the Austrian Diabetes Association and the Austrian Society of Nephrology for the definition, diagnostics and treatment strategies of DKD.