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	Renal Disease Overview
	Renal disease is the chronic or acute loss of kidney function. Diabetes is the number one cause of renal (kidney) failure. More...

	Statistics
	Diabetes is the number one cause of renal disease, and hypertension is a close second. Approximately 18.2 million people suffer with diabetes, with over 5.2 million going undiagnosed. More...

	Transplant Information
	Some diseases that contribute to the need for transplantation are found more frequently in racial and ethnic minority populations than in the general population. More...

	Current Research
	New cell transplant information and organ transplant data. More...

	Methods
	A fairly new procedure for Renal Transplantation is Laproscopy Surgery. This procedure causes less healing time, less blood loss and less scaring.

	New Technologies
	Kidney Screen Test and A1C Home Test. More...

	New Medications
	For Renal Transplantation: anti-immune and anti-rejection medications include Steroids and Cyclosporine. More...

	African American
	An estimated 13% (2.8 million individuals) of African Americans have diabetes. More...

	American Indian
	American Indians and Alaskans are 2.3% more likely to have diabetes than Caucasians. More...

	Asian
	Asians are twice as likely to have diabetes than Caucasians.

	Caucasian
	An estimated 7.8% (11.4 million individuals) of Caucasians have diabetes. More...

	Latino
	An estimated 10.2% of all Latinos have diabetes. More...

	Pacific Islander
	Hawaiians are 2.5 times more likely to have diabetes than Caucasians. More...

	Seniors
	An estimated 20.1% (7 million individuals) of all people age 65 years or older have diabetes. More...



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