Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney disease, known as nephropathy. Find tips to prevent or delay kidney complications.
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Stem cell treatment for diabetic kidney disease: the future is now
The kidney plays a vital role in removing toxins from the body, while ensuring that the needed elements are retained. For reasons that are not certain, high blood glucose levels cause a build-up of scar tissue in the kidney that prevents it from being able to filter blood in the way that it normally does.