"New Zealand needs to brace itself for soaring numbers of chronic kidney disease patients if the diabetes epidemic is not slowed down, researchers say.

Diabetes is responsible for almost half of all patients with end-stage chronic kidney disease."
-NZPA

maybe its because people are getting fatter and fatter.... stop them getting fatter and diabetes will not be as widespread- eat less and eat better.

people who have diabetes genetically must be annoyed.