Half of life-threatening kidney disease cases remain undiagnosed, experts warn, with millions of people unaware they are ill. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) often does not present symptoms until the organs are about to fail, leaving an estimated one million people unaware they are ill.

The $45,000 Annual Toll

CKD affects more than seven million Britons and contributes to around 45,000 deaths a year. the lack of symptoms likely contributes to low rates of diagnosis and awareness. Currently, it is estimated that around 30 to 50 per cent of cases are not diagnosed by a doctor.

Clinicians are now calling on the NHS to roll out a urine test to catch chronic kidney disease early. Experts say that patients with diabetes and high blood pressure should be regularly tested for the early signs of CKD. Research by the charity Kidney Care UK shows that 65 per cent of people with diabetes and high blood pressure who later developed CKD were not told they were at higher risk .

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Experts are now calling on the Government to take action. Alison Railton, director of policy at Kidney Research UK, said: Governments need to prioritise resourcing health services to diagnose at-risk patients, such as those with heart disease,high blood pressure or diabetes earlier, and deliver urgent, preventative care - or millions of patients and economies worldwide will suffer the consequences.

The disease affects millions and contributes to tens of thousands of deaths annually, with high-risk groups like diabetics and hypertensives often not tested. Simple tests can increase early detection of CKD, says Professor Adeera Levin, a kidney expert at the University of British Columbia.. We now have a terrific array of medications to delay or indeed stop kidney disease progressing, so that early identification is really important.

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Experts warn that early detection is key to slowing or halting the progression of this deadly disease. The NHS is being called upon to roll out a urine test to catch chronic kidney disease early.. Patients with diabetes and high blood pressure should be regularly teested for the early signs of CKD.

Research by the charity Kidney Care UK shows that 65 per cent of people with diabetes and high blood pressure who later developed CKD were not told they were at higher risk. Almost 40 per cent of people with diabetes are also missing out on simple urine tests that can identify early signs of kidney damage and allow treatment that can slow or halt progression.