Diabetes is the most common cause of kidney failure, accounting for nearly 44 percent of new cases.Even when diabetes is controlled, the disease can lead to CKD and kidney failure. Most people with #diabetes do not develop CKD that is severe enough to progress to kidney failure. Nearly 24 million people in the United States have diabetes, 2 and nearly 180,000 people are living with #kidney failure as a result of diabetes. #NIH #NIDDK
