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Each kidney is about the size of a fist. Your kidneys filter extra water and wastes out of your blood and make urine. Kidney disease means your kidneys are damaged and can’t filter blood the way they should.</p> <p>You are at greater risk for kidney disease if you have diabetes or high blood pressure. If you experience kidney failure, treatments include kidney transplant or dialysis. Other kidney problems include acute kidney injury, kidney cysts, kidney stones, and kidney infections.</p> </div> <figure class="medium right" data-fixed> <img src="/-/media/Images/Health-Information/Diabetes/landing/kidney.png?h=300&iar=0&w=400&hash=047A290E886DA372DED3CAE293A2AFBA" alt="Kidney Disease organ diagram" width="400" height="300" /> <figcaption> <a href="https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/kidney-disease/kidneys-how-they-work">Your Kidneys & How They Work</a> </figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="dk-flex-table"> <div class="dk-row"> <div class="dk-box border-thick" data-ajax-url=""> <h2>Featured Topics</h2> <div class="dk-box-content"> <div class="columns"> <ul> <li><a href="/health-information/kidney-disease/chronic-kidney-disease-ckd">Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Overview</a></li> <li><a href="/health-information/kidney-disease/chronic-kidney-disease-ckd/prevention">Preventing Chronic Kidney Disease</a></li> <li><a href="/health-information/kidney-disease/chronic-kidney-disease-ckd/eating-nutrition">Eating Right for Chronic Kidney Disease</a></li> </ul> <ul> <li><a href="/health-information/professionals/advanced-search/quick-reference-uacr-gfr">Quick Reference on UACR & GFR</a></li> <li><a href="/health-information/kidney-disease/kidney-failure">Kidney Failure</a></li> <li><a href="/health-information/diabetes/overview/preventing-problems/diabetic-kidney-disease">Diabetic Kidney Disease</a></li> <li><a href="/health-information/kidney-disease/iga-nephropathy">IgA Nephropathy</a></li> </ul> <ul> <li><a href="/health-information/kidney-disease/polycystic-kidney-disease">Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD)</a></li> <li><a href="/health-information/kidney-disease/simple-kidney-cysts">Simple Kidney Cysts</a></li> <li><a href="/health-information/urologic-diseases/kidney-infection-pyelonephritis">Kidney Infection (Pyelonephritis)</a></li> <li><a href="/health-information/urologic-diseases/kidney-stones">Kidney Stones</a></li> </ul> </div> <a href="#topics" class="dk-cta">More Kidney Disease Topics</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="dk-flex-table"> <div class="dk-row"> <div class="dk-box dk-half border-thick" data-ajax-url=""> <h2>Understanding Your Kidneys & CKD</h2> <div class="dk-box-content"> <iframe title="What do the kidneys do? 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