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What Is Kidney Disease And What Can Be Done About It?
There are several types of kidney disease, such as diabetic kidney disease and polycystic kidney disease, so there are many aspects to what kidney disease is. Most however damage structures in the kidneys called nephrons.
There are about a million of these tiny filtering vessels in each kidney, and they are responsible for removing toxins and waste products from your blood and purifying it. During this purification process urine is produced.
Related: chronic kidney disease, diabetic kidney disease, kidney ailment