Minor kidney damage in people with type 1 diabetes dramatically increases the chances of premature death, a new study finds.
Diabetics presenting early and asymptomatic kidney damage, as manifested by trace amounts of protein in the urine, were six times likelier to die than the general population, according to the study, summarized at ScienceDaily.com. When the diabetics’ kidneys functioned normally over time, they were died (more…)
