Fact: Twenty Percent Increase in Kidney Failure among People with Diabetes

Twenty Percent Increase in Kidney Failure among People with Diabetes: Between 2003 and 2009 there was a 20% increase in people with diabetes needing dialysis or a kidney transplant, as reported by the UK's National Diabetes Audit. The audit also reveals a third of people with diabetes did not have their urine tested, which is vital in identifying the early signs of diabetic kidney disease. Half of people with diabetes had not met their blood pressure targets and more than a third were found to have poor blood glucose control, which carries a very high risk of future complications such as kidney failure, heart disease, stroke, blindness and amputation. Worryingly, poor blood glucose control was found to be more prevalent in younger people with diabetes. Diabetes UK