The iWorld

The total number of newly diagnosed end-stage renal disease (kidney failure) patients with diabetes has sharply increased by 114% over 10 years.

Diabetes is the fastest growing cause of end-stage renal disease. This increase in the overall presence of diabetes among new end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients correlates with an increase in the incidence of diabetes in the Canadian population overall. More diabetics among seniors, Aboriginal people with kidney failure. Lower survival rate for dialysis patients with diabetes.