[Antihypertensives and their importance in the initial stages of diabetic nephropathy]

Diabetic nephropathy is a serious microangiopathic late complication of diabetes and is one of the most frequent causes of premature death of diabetic subjects. The main task of diabetologists and nephrologists in these patients is an attempt to arrest or at least delay progression of nephropathy. As to therapeutic possibilities, antihypertensive drugs are most suitable, i.e. angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors, Ca blockers of the IInd generation and also blockers of AT1 receptors.