Leading Cause of Kidney Failure
Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney failure. Diabetes causes 44.9% of all new cases of kidney failure. In 2011 it was the primary diagnosis for 232,984 kidney failure patients.2 An estimated 25.8 million people have diabetes; 7 million of them are undiagnosed.8 About 40% of people with diabetes will develop CKD.7African Americans […]
