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A quarter of people with diabetes do not get the kidney checks they need to detect early signs of damage, a charity suggests.
Diabetes UK says data from the National Diabetes Audit in 2010/11 shows around 25% of people in England failed to get the urinary albumin check.
Just under 10,000 people in England and Wales needed treatment for diabetes-related kidney failure that year.
The charity said the figures were "concerning".
Kidney failure is a common complication in people with diabetes.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-23291410
Diabetes UK says data from the National Diabetes Audit in 2010/11 shows around 25% of people in England failed to get the urinary albumin check.
Just under 10,000 people in England and Wales needed treatment for diabetes-related kidney failure that year.
The charity said the figures were "concerning".
Kidney failure is a common complication in people with diabetes.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-23291410