put extra stress on your kidneysdid you know kidneys filter the entire bodys blood and remove waste and unwanted water every thirty minutes we have two kidneys but most people can survive with only one if kidneys fail a transplant is essential people die daily in wait for a kidney transplant two leading causes of kidney disease are high blood pressure and diabetes risk factors include family history of kidney failure diabetes high bp age 60 smoking obesity and cardiovascular disease kidney disease remains undetected because there arent enough symptoms to detect it blood and urine tests can check if kidneys are working properly especially for those at risk