[Radioisotope diagnosis of kidney function in diabetes mellitus]

The results of the radioisotopic methods of the renal function study in 102 patients suffering from diabetes mellitus are presented. Age, type of the disease, its duration, and the therapy instituted were taken in consideration. Depending on the disturbances the patients were distributed in four groups. The radioisotopic methods permitted to reveal early preclinical renal function derangements in the diabetic patients. The necessity of radioisotopic methods in complex examination of the kidneys in diabetic patients, particularly with no clinical manifestations of the renal affection is discussed.