{"id":128019,"date":"2023-11-14T10:19:09","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T10:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/?p=128019"},"modified":"2024-10-03T15:49:21","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T14:49:21","slug":"kidney-disease-and-diabetes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/2023\/11\/14\/kidney-disease-and-diabetes\/","title":{"rendered":"How kidney disease and diabetes are connected"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>Diabetes is a long-term condition that causes a person&#8217;s blood glucose level to become too high because of problems with the hormone insulin. Glucose is the main type of sugar that the body uses for energy. If untreated, it can lead to serious health complications &#8211; including kidney damage.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Around 40 per cent of people with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/conditions-symptoms\/diabetes\/\">diabetes<\/a> could eventually develop diabetic kidney disease, also known as diabetic nephropathy.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<h3>Related links:<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/conditions-symptoms\/diabetes\/\">Diabetes<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/conditions-symptoms\/blood-pressure\/\">Blood pressure<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/kidney-health-information\/living-with-kidney-disease\/family-history\/\">Family history and kidney disease<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<h2>Types of diabetes<\/h2>\r\n<p>There are two main types of diabetes:<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Type 1 diabetes<\/strong> &#8211; where the body&#8217;s immune system attacks and destroys the cells that produce insulin. It often begins in childhood or adolescence and is not caused by dietary or lifestyle factors. Patients need regular insulin injections to stay alive.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Type 2 diabetes<\/strong> &#8211; (the most common) where the body doesn&#8217;t produce enough insulin, or the body&#8217;s cells become resistant to insulin. The main risk factors include being overweight or obese, having a sedentary lifestyle, having a family history of type 2 diabetes, and being from a minority ethnic group. Type 2 diabetes can usually be controlled with drugs and by diet, but if the condition progresses, insulin treatment often becomes necessary.<\/p>\r\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" title=\"diabetes\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/diabetes-500x382.png\" alt=\"Illustration of a black lady wearing a green tshirt doing a finger prick test\" width=\"500\" height=\"382\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" title=\"diabetes\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/diabetes-500x382.png\" alt=\"Illustration of a black lady wearing a green tshirt doing a finger prick test\" width=\"500\" height=\"382\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\r\n<h3>How does diabetes affect the kidneys? \u00a0<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<p>High blood glucose levels increase the pressure inside the delicate filtering system in the kidney (the glomeruli), causing increasing damage to the filters. This damage causes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/conditions-symptoms\/blood-pressure\/\">high blood pressure<\/a>, leakage of protein into the urine and, in the long run, can cause progressive kidney damage and eventual kidney failure. It is not inevitable, but it is common.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<h3>How to reduce risk of kidney disease worsening if you have diabetes.\u00a0\u00a0<\/h3>\r\n<p>Testing kidney function at your yearly diabetic review is essential so action can be taken if there are signs of deterioration. Controlling your diabetes well reduces the risk of kidney damage.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Again, a healthy lifestyle is fundamental in preventing kidney damage: giving up smoking, reducing blood pressure by taking regular exercise, losing weight, keeping alcohol intake down, eating a good healthy diet (especially avoiding processed foods), reducing salt intake and controlling cholesterol. Some people may also need to take tablets to control blood pressure and cholesterol.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors, or SGLT-2 inhibitors, (their names end with &#8216;gliflozin&#8217;), are newer medications that prevent the kidneys from reabsorbing glucose back into the blood. This helps lower blood sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetes. They also have kidney protective properties and can slow down the progression of kidney disease in people both with and without diabetes. SGLT-2 inhibitors are also good for people with heart failure. Speak to your GP about accessing these.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<h3>One example of our work tackling diabetes and kidney disease<\/h3>\r\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" title=\"AJ-McKnight-working-at-the-Robot\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/AJ-McKnight-working-at-the-Robot.jpg\" alt=\"Female research wearing a white lab coat at her experiment in the lab\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" title=\"AJ-McKnight-working-at-the-Robot\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/AJ-McKnight-working-at-the-Robot.jpg\" alt=\"Female research wearing a white lab coat at her experiment in the lab\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" \/><\/noscript> Professor McKnight is leading the multi-centre project<\/p>\r\n<p>Professor Amy Jayne (AJ) McKnight, from Queen&#8217;s University Belfast is studying who is at higher risk of developing new onset (type 2) diabetes after a kidney transplant. This serious complication affects up to half of people who receive a kidney transplant, increasing their risk of transplant failure.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Small studies by AJ and her team suggest there are inherited risk factors for new onset diabetes after transplant which combine with lifestyle factors (medication, diet and exercise) to cause the disease.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>With our funding, the team are now collaborating with researchers in the UK, Europe and America to try to predict who is at higher risk. This research could ultimately lead to individually tailored therapy to help prevent new onset diabetes after transplant.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>This project is funded through a Stoneygate-Kidney Research UK project grant.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/2022\/06\/09\/identifying-who-will-develop-diabetes-after-kidney-transplant\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"> Read about the research <\/a><\/p>\r\n<h2>Our diabetes and kidney disease research<\/h2>\r\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" title=\"UoB Diabetes group photo\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/UoB-Diabetes-group-photo-500x190-landscape-4df8a853da694cd997fabd692fb73091-.png\" alt=\"group of males and females from the University of Bristol, sitting around two tables\" width=\"500\" height=\"190\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" title=\"UoB Diabetes group photo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/UoB-Diabetes-group-photo-500x190-landscape-4df8a853da694cd997fabd692fb73091-.png\" alt=\"group of males and females from the University of Bristol, sitting around two tables\" width=\"500\" height=\"190\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\r\n<h3>Study highlights potential early intervention for diabetic patients at risk of kidney disease<\/h3>\r\n<p>26 March 2024<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" title=\"joel-staveley-Uo87K3AkF-4-unsplash\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/joel-staveley-Uo87K3AkF-4-unsplash-500x334-landscape-90cc9fad79917c95d5e9662dcab5ade2-.jpg\" alt=\"joel-staveley-Uo87K3AkF-4-unsplash\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" title=\"joel-staveley-Uo87K3AkF-4-unsplash\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/joel-staveley-Uo87K3AkF-4-unsplash-500x334-landscape-90cc9fad79917c95d5e9662dcab5ade2-.jpg\" alt=\"joel-staveley-Uo87K3AkF-4-unsplash\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\r\n<h3>Can diabetic eye disease treatments affect kidney function?<\/h3>\r\n<p>20 February 2024<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" title=\"workshop2\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/workshop2-landscape-7fbde371ab252fe1c6c54435a2929fba-.jpg\" alt=\"A group of people at a workshop\" width=\"295\" height=\"233\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" title=\"workshop2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/workshop2-landscape-7fbde371ab252fe1c6c54435a2929fba-.jpg\" alt=\"A group of people at a workshop\" width=\"295\" height=\"233\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\r\n<h3>Diabetes and kidney research charities team up to tackle diabetic kidney disease<\/h3>\r\n<p>14 February 2024<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" title=\"diabetes\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/towfiqu-barbhuiya-ZJaK9jQXeDA-unsplash-500x333-landscape-20e590fed8c3efe757eea8300315c57e-.jpg\" alt=\"insulin pen, diabetic measurement tools and pills on orange background\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" title=\"diabetes\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/towfiqu-barbhuiya-ZJaK9jQXeDA-unsplash-500x333-landscape-20e590fed8c3efe757eea8300315c57e-.jpg\" alt=\"insulin pen, diabetic measurement tools and pills on orange background\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\r\n<h3>Identifying a new drug target for diabetic kidney disease<\/h3>\r\n<p>6 February 2024<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" title=\"Richard Coward\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Richard-Coward-500x333-landscape-1fe255700aba615da3d6028f3f974c0b-.jpg\" alt=\"Man in a white lab coat in a research lab\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" title=\"Richard Coward\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Richard-Coward-500x333-landscape-1fe255700aba615da3d6028f3f974c0b-.jpg\" alt=\"Man in a white lab coat in a research lab\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\r\n<h3>Finding new ways to treat diabetic kidney disease<\/h3>\r\n<p>22 January 2024<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" title=\"glomerulus\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/satchell-glomerulus-500x471-landscape-45bcf2df046aa6139dd756cfb619240d-.png\" alt=\"A detailed image of a glomerulus\" width=\"500\" height=\"471\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" title=\"glomerulus\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/satchell-glomerulus-500x471-landscape-45bcf2df046aa6139dd756cfb619240d-.png\" alt=\"A detailed image of a glomerulus\" width=\"500\" height=\"471\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\r\n<h3>Finding the best way to prevent kidney failure in diabetic kidney disease<\/h3>\r\n<p>15 January 2024<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" title=\"Close,Up,Of,Man's,Hand,Diabetic,Checking,Blood,Sugar,Level\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/shutterstock_1899232792-500x334-landscape-73fd0f43ecbd431de235e2ca800ce6b9-.jpg\" alt=\"Close up of mans hand checking blood sugar levels\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" title=\"Close,Up,Of,Man's,Hand,Diabetic,Checking,Blood,Sugar,Level\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/shutterstock_1899232792-500x334-landscape-73fd0f43ecbd431de235e2ca800ce6b9-.jpg\" alt=\"Close up of mans hand checking blood sugar levels\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\r\n<h3>Tackling multiple health conditions for holistic wellbeing<\/h3>\r\n<p>13 December 2023<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" title=\"Dr Abigail Lay\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/DSC0235-500x328-landscape-68f417f6a3b89e75c132cce88e1e7d42-.jpg\" alt=\"Female researcher at her desk looking at computer monitors\" width=\"500\" height=\"328\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" title=\"Dr Abigail Lay\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/DSC0235-500x328-landscape-68f417f6a3b89e75c132cce88e1e7d42-.jpg\" alt=\"Female researcher at her desk looking at computer monitors\" width=\"500\" height=\"328\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\r\n<h3>Do chemical changes to kidney DNA cause diabetic kidney disease?<\/h3>\r\n<p>29 November 2023<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" title=\"sweet-life-SBtNby0IiG0-unsplash\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/sweet-life-SBtNby0IiG0-unsplash-500x333-landscape-079fc924ed242386d3ab1a0f3cebb71e-.jpg\" alt=\"A young South African man with diabetes demonstrating blood glucose testing using gluco-meter.\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" title=\"sweet-life-SBtNby0IiG0-unsplash\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/sweet-life-SBtNby0IiG0-unsplash-500x333-landscape-079fc924ed242386d3ab1a0f3cebb71e-.jpg\" alt=\"A young South African man with diabetes demonstrating blood glucose testing using gluco-meter.\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\r\n<h3>New Wales project for underserved communities launches on World Diabetes Day<\/h3>\r\n<p>14 November 2023<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" title=\"Close,Up,Of,Man's,Hand,Diabetic,Checking,Blood,Sugar,Level\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/shutterstock_1899232792-500x334-landscape-73fd0f43ecbd431de235e2ca800ce6b9-.jpg\" alt=\"Close up of mans hand checking blood sugar levels\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" title=\"Close,Up,Of,Man's,Hand,Diabetic,Checking,Blood,Sugar,Level\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/shutterstock_1899232792-500x334-landscape-73fd0f43ecbd431de235e2ca800ce6b9-.jpg\" alt=\"Close up of mans hand checking blood sugar levels\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\r\n<h3>New screening programme in Wales<\/h3>\r\n<p>13 April 2023<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" title=\"matt-c-bRjpGjwmae8-unsplash\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/matt-c-bRjpGjwmae8-unsplash-500x333-landscape-12c8680f5e9cb32fbc7e38bd86ea2eaf-.jpg\" alt=\"Insulin Level Test Conducted by an EMT\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" title=\"matt-c-bRjpGjwmae8-unsplash\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/matt-c-bRjpGjwmae8-unsplash-500x333-landscape-12c8680f5e9cb32fbc7e38bd86ea2eaf-.jpg\" alt=\"Insulin Level Test Conducted by an EMT\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\r\n<h3>Protecting kidney function in diabetic kidney disease<\/h3>\r\n<p>8 February 2023<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" title=\"Dr Carl May\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Dr-Carl-May-500x333-landscape-b807c2b521d8fd422f4b2602fa263d4e-.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Carl May\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" title=\"Dr Carl May\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Dr-Carl-May-500x333-landscape-b807c2b521d8fd422f4b2602fa263d4e-.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Carl May\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\r\n<h3>Investigating a novel treatment for nephrotic syndrome and diabetic nephropathy<\/h3>\r\n<p>11 July 2022<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" title=\"david-moruzzi--OaJIfSigVA-unsplash\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/david-moruzzi-OaJIfSigVA-unsplash-500x333-landscape-3e75320056614e0f729b5fe1f7f55911-.jpg\" alt=\"Blood glucose meter and glucose test strips container.\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" title=\"david-moruzzi--OaJIfSigVA-unsplash\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/david-moruzzi-OaJIfSigVA-unsplash-500x333-landscape-3e75320056614e0f729b5fe1f7f55911-.jpg\" alt=\"Blood glucose meter and glucose test strips container.\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\r\n<h3>Identifying who will develop diabetes after kidney transplant<\/h3>\r\n<p>9 June 2022<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" title=\"Dr Abigail Lay\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Abigail-Lay-1-500x333-landscape-2cfbf95ebd50d49d0680f2ed2629081f-.png\" alt=\"Abigail Lay in research lab\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" title=\"Dr Abigail Lay\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Abigail-Lay-1-500x333-landscape-2cfbf95ebd50d49d0680f2ed2629081f-.png\" alt=\"Abigail Lay in research lab\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\r\n<h3>New study to investigate whether changes in gut bacteria can cause kidney disease in people with diabetes<\/h3>\r\n<p>9 May 2022<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" title=\"glomerulus\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/glomerulus-500x281-landscape-50248a374479bfe525e4ff0c29c4e861-.jpg\" alt=\"glomerulus\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" title=\"glomerulus\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/glomerulus-500x281-landscape-50248a374479bfe525e4ff0c29c4e861-.jpg\" alt=\"glomerulus\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\r\n<h3>Scientists discover potential target for treatment of diabetic kidney disease<\/h3>\r\n<p>13 May 2021<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" title=\"Diabetes\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Diabetes-landscape-0bdfc286823565f4b1d1cc98dc6caf75-.jpg\" alt=\"Diabetes\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" title=\"Diabetes\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Diabetes-landscape-0bdfc286823565f4b1d1cc98dc6caf75-.jpg\" alt=\"Diabetes\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\r\n<h3>Type 2 diabetics are missing out on an annual kidney test<\/h3>\r\n<p>20 February 2020<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" title=\"Diabetes\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Diabetes-landscape-0bdfc286823565f4b1d1cc98dc6caf75-.jpg\" alt=\"Diabetes\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" title=\"Diabetes\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/Diabetes-landscape-0bdfc286823565f4b1d1cc98dc6caf75-.jpg\" alt=\"Diabetes\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\r\n<h3>Diabetic drug trial follow-on results reveal promising outcomes for diabetic kidney patients<\/h3>\r\n<p>19 June 2019<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" title=\"Pills in a bottle\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/amanda-jones-1224807-unsplash-333x500-landscape-63ce35ba9c24e281f27acb3670f5ff63-.jpg\" alt=\"Pills in a bottle\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" title=\"Pills in a bottle\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kidneyresearchuk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/bb-plugin\/cache\/amanda-jones-1224807-unsplash-333x500-landscape-63ce35ba9c24e281f27acb3670f5ff63-.jpg\" alt=\"Pills in a bottle\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\r\n<h3>Landmark trial shows type 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