Health policies and epidemiology of diabetes among dialysed patients in France

The Debate Regarding the Reliability of International Comparisons of Survival on Dialysis Continues

“…Did this mean that there was an equal prevalence of DM in Europe as in the United States and that all European countries excluded diabetic patients from their dialysis programs? Certainly not [5]. Eli Friedman, who understandably is not familiar with French geography, states that it is “unlikely that renal failure induced by diabetes varies widely from city to city.” This must be corrected.…”

“…Did this mean that there was an equal prevalence of DM in Europe as in the United States and that all European countries excluded diabetic patients from their dialysis programs? Certainly not [5].…”