Inclusion Criteria  Diagnosed with Type 2 DM of more than 5 years Diagnosis of stable CKD of more than 6 months CKD stage 2 and 3 HbA1c of 7% - 10.5% Patient age between 40-75 years old Able to sign informed consent  Exclusion Criteria  Type 1 DM Frequent hypoglycaemia Persistent elevations of serum transminase Heart failure (New York Heart Association functional class III-IV), active systemic inflammatory disease, chronic renal failure requiring hemodialysis, active hepatic disease and collagen disease Malignancy Recent hospital admission for acute within the past 3 months Pregnant women, breastfeeding or planning to conceive within the next year