How does diabetes affect a person that has one kidney?

Question by Juju..Jelly belly..: How does diabetes affect a person that has one kidney?
Diabetes runs in my family and I am scared that I might get it. I recently found out that I was born with one kidney. I havent spoken to a doctor yet but i am curious. Can a person with one kidney [...]

List the people who should receive the kidney in order of who deserves it or needs it the most.?

Question by Wolven: List the people who should receive the kidney in order of who deserves it or needs it the most.?
Ok the following list is ten people who need a kidney. This is not real. Purely hypothetical. Normally in medicine they decide off of who is the healthiest and has a better chance of [...]

Q&A: Does diabetic retinopathy and kidney disease often happen within a short time of each other?

Question by James B: Does diabetic retinopathy and kidney disease often happen within a short time of each other?
Best answer:
Answer by SubJIt is only coincidence.
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does diabetic retinopathy and kidney failure go hand in hand?

Question by willow: does diabetic retinopathy and kidney failure go hand in hand?
I have had laser treatments and a vitrectomy, but my sugars have been well controlled since I left university…my kidney’s are fine, but I heard that the 2 go together and the kidney problems is inevitable.?
Best answer:
Answer by nobodyintexasdoesthatNot really, some people get [...]

Can you donate a kidney if you have a family history of diabetes?

My dad has diabetes and left it uncontrolled for most of his life. He how has kidney failure. Since his mom has diabetes, it seems as though I’ll probably get it at some point in my life. I am very active, eat well, drink in moderation. If I am a blood [...]