Introduction
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is an important public health concern, a chronic condition affecting the quality of life of millions of people worldwide and imposing significant burden on the society and health care systems across nations. The number of diabetics in the world is estimated to be 366 million by the year 2030.1 Nephropathy, peripheral neuropathy and diabetic retinopathy are microvascular complications of diabetes. Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a leading cause of visual impairment in the working age population2 and the most common microvascular complication of chronically elevated blood sugars. Commonest cause of vision loss in patients with DR is Diabetic macular edema (DME).3
Diabetic kidney disease (DKD), until recently known as diabetic nephropathy is another microvascular complication of…