title: Ask the doctors.  I am 72 years old, and have had diabetes and high blood pressure for about 15 years.  I thought these problems were pretty well controlled, but I recently learned that my kidney function is declining.  My creatinine level is now 2.2 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL).  How serious is this?
authors: Thomas
authors: T
authors: Lee
authors: Richard
authors: R
authors: Lee
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003404:Creatinine / Q000652:urine*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications*; D051436:Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000652:urine*; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D003404:Creatinine