REBOOT: #454 Kidney Boy on Managing Diabetes and Hypertension in CKD

REBOOT: #454 Kidney Boy on Managing Diabetes and Hypertension in CKD

Author: The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast July 24, 2025 Duration: 1:03:57
Here is a classic Curbsiders episode with one of our favourite guests of all time, Dr Joel Topf.

Learn how to manage diabetes and hypertension in chronic kidney disease with expert tips from Kidney Boy, Kashlak’s Chief of Nephrology, Dr. Joef Topf @kidney_boy

Finerenone is FDA approved for managing CKD in patients with diabetes. **Update as of July 2025: The non-steroidal mineralocorticoid recepter antagonist, finerenone is now FDA approved to treat heart failure with LVEF at or above 40% based on results of the FINEARTS-HF trial. **

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