Kidney disease generally occurs when the nephrons (tiny blood capillaries inside the kidneys) become damaged, causing them to lose their filtering capacity.| Diabetes
Kidney dialysis involves separating out waste products from the blood and removing them from the body; replicating the process performed by working kidneys.| Diabetes
Poor circulation is when one or more parts of the body receive inadequate blood flow, which is more common in people with high blood glucose levels.| Diabetes
Proliferative retinopathy is a developed form of retinopathy whereby new but weak blood vessels begin to form on the retina to help restore blood supply.| Diabetes
Background retinopathy is an early stage of retinal damage when small blood vessels in the retina show signs of damage that can result from diabetes.| Diabetes