Diabetes is fuelling kidney disease timebomb with number waiting for a transplant at its highest in a decade and 10 per cent up on a year READ MORE: Our data analysis reveals areas with the highest rates of ADHD By Kate Pickles Health Editor For The Daily Mail Published: 00:01, 10 July 2024 | Updated: 00:01, 10 July 2024 e-mail View comments Spiralling diabetes levels are fuelling a crisis in kidney health with the highest number in a decade awaiting transplants, a charity has warned. NHS figures released today show 6,250 people are waiting for a kidney — 10 per cent more than a year ago. In the last 12 months, 608 people were removed from the transplant list because they were too unwell for the surgery while a further 258 people died waiting on the list.
Today, a report by Kidney Care UK warns that urgent action is needed to stem the tide or years of progress increasing transplant rates will be lost. It notes the numbers of people in the UK requiring lifesaving treatment due to kidney failure is growing dramatically with someone diagnosed nearly every hour. NHS figures released today show 6,250 people are waiting for a kidney — 10 per cent more than a year ago (stock image) Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney failure in the UK with one in five needing a transplant as a result of the disease.
It's estimated that by 2033, there will be 7.6 million people with chronic kidney disease (CKD) — a rise of almost half a million (stock image) In 2021, 8,175 adult patients st.
