Patients on peritoneal dialysis with type 2 diabetes present poorer progress than non-diabetics at the expense of their cardiovascular comorbidity

To describe the characteristics, practice patterns, targets and outcome of the Type 2 diabetic patients (DM 2) in peritoneal dialysis (PD) and to compare them with non-diabetic ones. Prospective cohort study of every incident PD patient in a regional public health care system (2003-2006). We prospectively collected baseline data, hospital admissions, peritonitis, transplants, CV events and deaths. Every six months PD prescription data and results on efficacy, anaemia, blood pressure (BP) were collected. DM 2 patients (n = 65) were older and presented a higher rate of previous CV events (60.9% vs. 17.7% p