SINGAPORE - Diabetics here have yet another reason to keep their condition in check.
A new study has found that those with diabetic nephropathy, also known as diabetic kidney disease, are 2½ times more likely to develop sarcopenia, or loss of muscle mass and function, than diabetics who did not have kidney disease.
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