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Diabetes is a condition that means your body cannot control the level of sugar
in the blood effectively. People with diabetes are very susceptible to kidney failure
because diabetes affects the blood supply to the kidneys. There are two types of diabetes.
Type I (insulin-dependent) diabetics tend to develop the disease early in life and are
unable to control blood sugar levels because their bodies cannot make a special hormone
called insulin. Type II (non-insulin-dependent) diabetics are older and the disease is
often associated with obesity. Type II diabetes is more common, and most diabetics with
kidney failure have Type II diabetes
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