Kidney disease in people with diabetes
New Delhi, November 4, 2023: Type 2 diabetes raises the risk for chronic kidney disease (CKD), which affects roughly 40% of people with diabetes. In many cases, CKD symptoms go unnoticed until the disease has progressed to a more severe stage, which is why it’s so important to catch and treat it early on. Definition Kidney disease or kidney damage often occurs over time in people with diabetes. This type of kidney disease is called diabetic nephropathy. Alternative Names Diabetic nephropathy; Nephropathy – diabetic; Diabetic glomerulosclerosis; Kimmelstiel-Wilson disease. Causes Each kidney is made of hundreds of thousands of small units