Diabetes is the most common metabolic disease, while uremia is the ultimate result of renal failure, and is an immunological disease. It seems that two diseases are unrelated, but actually they are closely related. Once they occur together, they may threaten your life.
Both diabetic and kidney patients need to know that Diabetic Nephropathy can significantly progress faster than other kidney diseases. Poor blood sugar control is the fundamental cause of kidney damage, but to prevent the disease from progressing rapidly, in addition to strict control of blood sugar stability, these methods for kidney protection should also be mastered:
1. To reduce albuminuria level
In the early stage of Diabetic Nephropathy, microalbuminuria will appear. With the progression of the disease, it will develop into massive proteinuria. The process of protein leakage can damage renal filtration function, increase pore size and aggravate the disease. Therefore, patients with early diabetic nephropathy should control proteinuria below 1g, which is more conducive to avoiding uremia. To reduce proteinuria, in addition to long-term adherence to drugs such as immunosuppressive drugs, good diet management such as low salt and high-quality protein diet, is more effective on reducing proteinuria.
2. To stabilize blood pressure
People with diabetes often have hypertension. High blood pressure can affect both blood sugar and kidney function. So blood pressure levels have to be stable. To control blood pressure, you can choose combination drug, meanwhile stick to low salt, low sugar and low fat diet, maintain blood flow stability, and reduce the burden on the kidney, also contributing to the maintenance of renal function stability.
3. To regularly review key indicators
Prevention outweighs cure. Diabetic Nephropathy patients should regularly review their blood sugar, blood pressure, proteinuria, renal function and other indicators, and make timely treatment plans to prevent serious complications such as acidosis.
Early prevention is the best way to deal with uremia. If you have the following symptoms, you should do checkups and receive treatment as early as possible.
-Foamy urine, and urine protein is positive.
With proteinuria, there may be have tiny bubbles on the surface of urine, because protein leakage can increase urine tension. Examination of urine routine, 1+ urinary protein, increased 24-hour urinary protein quantitative may indicate that you have kidney disease, and you had better seek medical treatment as early as possible.
-Reduced urine volume, or frequent urination at night.
Urine is a mirror of kidney function, and kidney is the organ that produces urine. A urine test shows reduced renal filtration function. Increased nocturnal urination indicates the reabsorption function of renal tubules decrease and renal damage is serious.
-Nausea and loss of appetite
These digestive symptoms are also typical of kidney damage. When kidneys are not able to discharge toxins from the body, nausea and loss of appetite will appear.
-Breathing difficulty, or shortness of breath
Diabetic patients have high blood glucose, and poor blood glucose control can easily lead to hypoxia and ischemia in blood vessels. When kidneys are damaged, blood flow becomes slow, which will aggravate this condition, thus resulting in insufficient blood supply to the heart and brain.
Now you know the 3 methods for Diabetic Nephropathy patients to protect kidneys. For more information on Diabetic Nephropathy, please leave a message below or contact online doctor.
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