mdginzo wrote:

>>You're still short even one citation.
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> Anyone with access to Google and is honest has all the citations they
> need. That diabetes causes kidney scarring is a lie.
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http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/glomerular/

Diabetic nephropathy is the leading cause of glomerular disease and of
total kidney failure in the United States. Kidney disease is one of
several problems caused by elevated levels of blood glucose, the central
feature of diabetes. In addition to scarring the kidney, elevated
glucose levels appear to increase the speed of blood flow into the
kidney, putting a strain on the filtering glomeruli and raising blood
pressure.

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http://www.jeffersonuniversityhospit...icle10350.html

Kidney scarring results from the excessive activity of a molecule called
transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta). In previous studies, Dr.
Sharma’s research group found the TGF-beta stimulates overproduction of
the scar tissue in the kidneys of diabetic patients and prevents normal
kidney function. The new drug, pirfenidone, was shown to block the
damaging effects of TGF-beta. “This trial will help us is to see if an
antifibrotic approach will add to the armamentarium of arresting
diabetic nephropathy.”

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http://www.kidney.org.uk/Medical-Inf.../diabetes.html

An important complication of diabetes is kidney disease. The commonest
problem is urine infection, which is much commoner in diabetes than the
general population. It is usually treated well with antibiotics and
better control of sugar levels.

However the most serious complication is diabetic kidney disease, which
is not caused by infection. It occurs in up a to a third of diabetics,
particularly those who have had diabetes for many years. A kidney
affected by diabetes looks abnormal under the microscope with scarring
and swelling in the filtering elements. This damage to the filtering
elements causes protein to leak into the urine, which is an important
marker for diabetic kidney disease.

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Want more? There's lots.

It doesn't seem that Google is *your* friend.

Vicki