The mechanism that best describes how diabetes leads to CKD is:
a. insulin has a negative effect on the nephrons.
b. albumin penetrates the walls of the collecting tubules.
c. hyperglycemia may cause the glomerulus to thicken and increase its permeability.
d. blood glucose levels remain elevated because of the impaired excretory function of the kidneys.
c
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