This document discusses diabetic kidney disease and intensive glucose control. It begins with the author's conflicts of interest related to pharmaceutical companies. It then reviews several major studies on intensive glucose control including the DCCT, UKPDS, ADVANCE, ACCORD, and VADT trials. The studies showed reductions in microvascular complications with intensive control but mixed results for cardiovascular outcomes, with the ACCORD trial finding higher mortality in the intensive control group. Overall the document examines the evidence from major trials on benefits and risks of tight glycemic control.