Medial EarlySign has developed a process for predicting which sufferers of diabetes will develop kidney dysfunction within 12-months, using artificial intelligence (AI) machine learning. The researchers used the AI to predict whether patients with type 1 diabetes, who have high blood sugar levels, would be at risk of developing kidney failure in 12 months. Kidney disease, or nephropathy, and other renal problems are a serious complication resulting from diabetes type 1 and type 2. The algorithm identified 45% of patients who would go on to develop kidney damage within a year - 25% more patients than clinical tools and judgement would have identified. Around 400 million people worldwide suffer from diabetes, according to 2014 World Health Organisation figures.
Medial EarlySign has developed a process for predicting which sufferers of diabetes will develop kidney dysfunction within 12-months, using artificial intelligence (AI) machine learning. The researchers used the AI to predict whether patients with type 1 diabetes, who have high blood sugar levels, would be at risk of developing kidney failure in 12 months. The algorithm identified 45% of patients who would go on to develop kidney damage within a year - 25% more patients than clinical tools and judgement would have identified. Around 400 million people worldwide suffer from diabetes, according to 2014 World Health Organisation figures.