mdginzo wrote:
> >You're still short even one citation.
>
> Anyone with access to Google and is honest has all the citations they
> need. That diabetes causes kidney scarring is a lie.

Diabetes is the most common cause of kidney damage:
http://tinyurl.com/hu8al

"Each year in the United States, more than 100,000 people are diagnosed
with kidney failure, a serious condition in which the kidneys fail to
rid the body of wastes. Kidney failure is the final stage of kidney
disease, also known as nephropathy.

Diabetes is the most common cause of kidney failure, accounting for
nearly 45 percent of new cases. Even when diabetes is controlled, the
disease can lead to nephropathy and kidney failure. Most people with
diabetes do not develop nephropathy that is severe enough to cause
kidney failure. About 18 million people in the United States have
diabetes, and more than 150,000 people are living with kidney failure
as a result of diabetes.

People with kidney failure undergo either dialysis, which substitutes
for some of the filtering functions of the kidneys, or transplantation
to receive a healthy donor kidney. Most U.S. citizens who develop
kidney failure are eligible for federally funded care. In 2003, care
for patients with kidney failure cost the Nation more than $27 billion.

African Americans, American Indians, and Hispanics/Latinos develop
diabetes, nephropathy, and kidney failure at rates higher than
Caucasions. Scientists have not been able to explain these higher
rates. Nor can they explain fully the interplay of factors leading to
diabetic nephropathy-factors including heredity, diet, and other
medical conditions, such as high blood pressure. They have found that
high blood pressure and high levels of blood glucose increase the risk
that a person with diabetes will progress to kidney failure."

You're a Type I so this is relevant:
"Type 1 Diabetes
About 5 to 10 percent of people with diagnosed diabetes have type 1
diabetes, which tends to first occur in young adults and children. Type
1 used to be known as insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus or juvenile
diabetes. In type 1 diabetes, the body stops producing insulin. People
with type 1 diabetes must take daily insulin injections or use an
insulin pump. They also control blood glucose levels with meal planning
and physical activity. Type 1 diabetes is more likely to lead to kidney
failure. Twenty to 40 percent of people with type 1 diabetes develop
kidney failure by the age of 50. Some develop kidney failure before the
age of 30."

Let's see, a Latino Type I diabetic. Here, in another of your posts
(from 2000) you mention you also had *high blood pressure* - the
second leading cause of kidney disease:

"I am a T1 diabetic whose kidneys have been damaged probably due to
hypertension. I have been on Clonidine for about 9 months and been
fairly
under control. Right now I am dealing with the pain of three broken
ribs.
This may be what is causing my BP to shoot to 180/110. I have to get
this
down. I have an appt with my endo next week. What meds should I ask
him
about? I have gotten severe bad reactions from vasotec. I would love
to get
off clonidine if I can. Thanks."

In the above post you note that your kidneys are already damaged. You
also say that it's likely due to hypertension - so you've already been
hypertensive for long enough for that to be possible.
At this point we have a Latino Type I diabetic with chronic high blood
pressure who develops kidney disease - but you and the doctors now want
to blame what you ate for a couple of years?
Does that pass the "make sense" test?

Carmen