Early symptoms of diabetic nephropathy

Diabetic nephropathy

There are no symptoms in the early stages of diabetic nephropathy. If you have kidney damage, you may have small amounts of protein leaking into your urine (microalbuminuria). Normally, protein is not found in urine except during periods of high fever, strenuous exercise, pregnancy, or infection.

Not everyone with diabetes will develop diabetic nephropathy. In people with type 1 diabetes, diabetic nephropathy is more likely to develop 5 to 10 years or more after the onset of diabetes. People with type 2 diabetes may find out that they already have a small amount of protein in the urine (microalbuminuria) at the time diabetes is diagnosed, because they may have had diabetes for several years.

Diabetes affects the arteries of the body and as the kidneys filter blood from many arteries, kidney problems are a particular risk for people with diabetes.

What is Diabetic Nephropathy?
Nephropathy is the deterioration of the kidneys. Diabetic Nephropathy is damage to your kidneys caused by Diabetes. The end-stage of Diabetic Nephropathy is called kidney failure, end-stage kidney disease, or ESRD.

Diabetic Nephropathy develops through five clinical stages, of which the fifth is end-stage kidney failure. Early prevention, detection and treatment are essential for Diabetics to delay or control progression of Diabetic Nephropathy into the next stage.

Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy treats Diabetic Kidney Disease starting from removing initiating factors of renal fibrosis by Diabetes and creates a favorable environment for repairing injured renal intrinsic cells.

Healthy kidneys are responsible for filtrating bloodstream, carrying away wasteful products and stopping leakage of nutrients out of the body. In Diabetic Nephropathy, glomerular filtering cells are impaired thus causing loss of proteins and retention of wastes (such as urea and blood urea nitrogen). Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy removes blood stasis, stabilizes blood pressure and removes inflammations, which will stop renal fibrosis and transport sufficient nutrients and blood for fixing damaged glomerular cells. By the treatment kidney function is improved and symptoms can be got rid of effectively.

Diet for Diabetic Nephropathy
Restrict intake of sodium. Heavy sodium consumption will aggravate fluid accumulation in the body. In this way blood volume is increased and blood pressure is even higher. This is very harmful for the kidneys. Limiting sodium helps protect the kidneys and slow down kidney damage.

Balance intake of water. Fluid restriction should be performed carefully if one has severe swelling, obviously reduced urine output, or high blood pressure. In others, if there is no obvious kidney function reduction or fluid retention, there is no need to restrict your intake of water. Talk with your doctor to get individualized instructions.

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