Dr. Robert Stanton is the Chief of the Nephrology Section in the Joslin Clinic at Joslin Diabetes Center, as well as an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Stanton answers the questions: How common is diabetic kidney disease? Why should diabetic kidney disease be managed agressively? What can be done about diabetic kidney disease? And when should you make an appointment to see a nephrologist? www.joslin.org/care/kidney_health_nephrology.html