"You have to catch it very early on. So, every patient who has Type 1 diabetes of over five years duration and, at the time of diagnosis, of Type 2 diabetes...they should have annual urine test, as well as a blood test to test their kidney function." DR. SMRITA DORAIRAJAN, Truman Veterans' Hospital, on the duration and severity of diabetes as it relates to your kidneys December 10, 2020