Home > Kidney Disease > Diabetes and Kidney Disease Get the Flash Player to see this player. Rate: (Click the stars to rate) Published on Mar 22, 2008 by RStanton, Views: 10210 Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney failure. 20-40% of all diabetics will develop kidney disease. There are 2 tests that are important for diabetics to moniter for kident disease. One is a urine test for albumin. The other is a blood test for creatinine. Dr. Robert Stanton Joslin Diabetes Center. Boston, MA