Diabetic nephropathy is kidney disease or damage that occurs in people with
See also:
Kimmelstiel-Wilson disease; Diabetic glomerulosclerosis; Nephropathy - diabetic
Each kidney is made of hundreds of thousands of small units called nephrons. These structures filter your blood and help remove wastes from your body.
In people with diabetes, the nephrons...
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