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Diabetic Kidney

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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.

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This video explains diabetic kidney damage, called diabetic nephropathy. It covers that when the kidneys are damaged, waste and fluids build up in the blood instead of leaving the body, that the damage begins long before symptoms appear, and that an early sign is small amounts of protein in the urine.

Key points

  • Kidney damage from diabetes is called diabetic nephropathy
  • Damaged kidneys allow waste and fluids to build up in the blood
  • The damage begins long before symptoms
  • Small amounts of protein in the urine are an early sign

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This video presents “Diabetic Kidney” — 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. Whether you are preparing for a procedure, studying the technique, or learning how a condition is assessed, the recording shows the process as it is performed in practice.

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