If we are suffering from kidney dysfunction, we may be at high risk of developing diabetes, finds a study. The risk may be attributed to the rising level of urea -- the nitrogen-containing waste product in blood, which comes from the breakdown of protein in foods. Kidneys normally remove urea from the blood, but it can build up when kidney function slows down, resulting in greater insulin resistance as well as the secretion in the body. "We have known for a long time that diabetes is a major risk factor for kidney disease, but now we have a better understanding that kidney disease, through elevated levels of urea, also raises the risk of diabetes," said the Assistant Professor at the Washington University in St.
Louis. "When urea builds up in the blood because of kidney dysfunction, it often results in increased insulin resistance and impaired insulin secretion," he added. The…
