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If you have diabetes, your blood sugar levels are too high. Over time, this can damage your kidneys. Your kidneys are filters that clean your blood. If they are damaged, waste and fluids build up in your blood instead of leaving your body.

Kidney damage from diabetes is called diabetic nephropathy. It begins long before you have symptoms. An early sign of it is small amounts of protein in your urine. A urine test can detect it. A blood test can also help determine how well your kidneys are working. (Read more)

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  1. Diabetic Kidney Problems (National Library of Medicine)
    ... your body. Kidney damage from diabetes is called diabetic nephropathy. It begins long before you have symptoms. An ...
    www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/diabetickidneyproblems.html - Health Topics
  2. Diabetic nephropathy
    Kimmelstiel-Wilson disease; Diabetic glomerulosclerosis; Nephropathy - diabetic ... The exact cause of diabetic nephropathy is unknown, but it is believed that uncontrolled high blood sugar leads to the development of kidney damage. In some ...
    www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000494.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. ClinicalTrials.gov: Diabetic Nephropathies From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health)
    clinicaltrials.gov/...condition="Diabetic+Nephropathies" - External Health Links
  4. Diabetic nephropathy (image)
    During diabetic nephropathy the kidney becomes damaged and more protein than normal collects in the urine. As the disease progresses, ...
    www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/imagepages/19713.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Long-Term Complications of Diabetes (Nemours Foundation)
    ... of developing these long-term complications. Kidney Disease (Diabetic Nephropathy) When blood sugar is high, it can cause ... leading to kidney disease (which is also called diabetic nephropathy). Kidney disease is when the kidneys, which are ...
    kidshealth.org/.../diabetes_basics/what/complications.html - External Health Links
  6. Your Kidneys and How They Work From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
    ... you may be at risk for kidney disease. Diabetic Nephropathy Diabetes is a disease that keeps the body ... from unused glucose in the blood is called diabetic nephropathy. If you keep your blood glucose levels down, ...
    kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/yourkidneys - External Health Links
  7. Glomerular Diseases From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
    ... two or more of the categories. For example, diabetic nephropathy is a form of glomerular disease that can ... the circulating blood that enters the glomerular filter. Diabetic nephropathy is the leading cause of glomerular disease and ...
    kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/glomerular - External Health Links
  8. Nephrotic Syndrome in Adults From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
    ... diseases. In adults, the most common causes are diabetic nephropathy and membranous nephropathy. In older adults, the most ... patient history and laboratory tests are consistent with diabetic nephropathy, a biopsy is rarely necessary. [ Top ] How is ...
    kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/nephrotic - External Health Links
  9. New Onset Diabetes: A Guide for Kidney Transplant Recipients (National Kidney Foundation) - Large PDF file
    ... available as a fuel source for the body. Diabetic nephropathy – Kidney damage caused by a persistently high blood sugar level from diabetes. High blood sugar damages the filtering system of the kidneys allowing protein that ... – A common complication of long-term diabetes. ...
    www.kidney.org/atoz/pdf/new_onset_diabetes.pdf - External Health Links
  10. Diabetes Complications (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International)
    ... major obstacle to maintaining tight blood glucose control. Nephropathy Diabetic kidney disease, also known as diabetic nephropathy , is one of the most common and most ...
    www.jdrf.org/index.cfm?page_id=101308 - External Health Links
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