Is renal lithiasis a complication of diabetes mellitus II?
There are many causes for kidney stones including certain diseases that cause high calcium, chronic urinary tract infections, and other metabolic diseases with associated electrolyte abnormalities. There are 4 kinds of kidney stones, and to identify exactly what caused it requires analysis of the stone and possibly further blood tests to specify exactly what led to that type of stone’s formation. However, none of the kidney stones are directly related to diabetes.
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