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Our kidneys, together, form an important organ that helps to regulate levels of fluid and nutrients in the body.
In people with diabetes, in particular, they can also play a role in reducing excess amounts of glucose from the blood.
However, having high blood glucose levels for prolonged periods of time over a number of years can lead to the kidneys becoming damaged.
Read about the importance of the kidneys and how you can look after them. |
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As well as being susceptible to high blood glucose levels, high blood pressure levels can also present an increased risk of kidney damage occurring.
Lowering your daily intake of salt to under 6g is one of the ways in which you can help to lower your blood pressure and other simple steps can be taken too.
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Salt is essential for the human body but too much of it in the diet has been linked with high blood pressure.
Salt is used to bring out the flavour in food and a number of common foods, such as cereal, bread and tinned soups, typically take advantage of this factor and therefore have particularly high levels of salt. |
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