Uncontrolled diabetes can damage many tissues of the body,
including the kidneys. Kidney damage caused by diabetes most often
involves thickening and hardening of the small arteries in the
kidney. Strict blood sugar control may delay the progression of
kidney disease, particularly in type 1 diabetics.
Review Date: 06/01/2010
Reviewed By: Harvey Simon, MD, Editor-in-Chief, Associate Professor of Medicine,
Harvard Medical School; Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital.
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