You need to keep up on your kidney function screenings. These are helpful in avoiding kidney failure and only take a little bit of time. They are usually done during a scheduled doctor’s visit. diabetes keep a close eye on your blood glucose levels. If you have high glucose levels for an extended period of time it will hurt your kidneys and may even cause them to fail completely. Make sure your doctor runs an annual urine test for you. If he gets a positive sign of microalbumin in your urine test it will let him know that protein is leaking out.