A condition (also known as ‘sugar diabetes’ or simply as ‘diabetes’) in which there is too much glucose (sugar) in the blood. Whether diabetes is controlled by insulin, tablets or diet, it can cause ESRF. This happens most often to people who have had diabetes for longer than ten years. DM is the cause of ESRF in about 20% of all patients on dialysis
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