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Diabetic Kidney Disease - Diabetic Nephropathy
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Symptoms & Signs
What are the signs and symptoms of the condition?
If people with diabetes are not screened for diabetic nephropathy, many years may pass before symptoms develop. The earliest sign of this condition is usually an abnormally high level of protein in the urine. This occurs without symptoms.
Symptoms of diabetic nephropathy start only after severe kidney damage has occurred and include: