kidney disease

Is Your Kidney Function Failing? Chronic kidney disease occurs when a disease or condition impairs kidney function, causing kidney damage to worsen over several months or years. In the early stages of chronic kidney disease, you may have few signs or symptoms. Chronic kidney disease may not become apparent until your kidney function is significantly impaired. Many factors that may increase your risk of chronic kidney disease include: Diabetes is one of the biggest factors that increases your risk for kidney disease. Blood pressure that is too high (hypertension) means your heart is working too hard [...]