diabetic nephropathy: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	diabetic kidney disease • diabetic glomerulosclerosis • Kimmelstiel-Wilson disease

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Illustration of a kidney in cross section showing blood vessels entering and exiting, urine formation, and a detailed callout of a nephron where blood is filtered and urine is produced.

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kidney diabetes Chronic kidney disease renal cell carcinoma Bartter syndrome nephrosclerosis pyelonephritis kidney failure renal osteodystrophy kidney stone uremia renal cyst

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