Is kidney failure common among diabetic people?
Research suggests that 30% people have kidney disease along with diabetes but most will not get kidney failure.
Last updated on 12 Dec 2024
Yes, diabetes can affect your kidneys health hence you are recommended to keep checking them with KFT tests every six months.
Over time, high blood sugar from diabetes can damage blood vessels in the kidneys as well as nephrons so they do not work as well as they should. Many people with diabetes also develop high blood pressure, which can damage kidneys too
No detection of diabetes type2 does not mean chronic kidney disease.
Yes, over time if blood glucose levels are unmanaged then kidneys will be affected.
FBS, FBG, Fasting Blood Sugar
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