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What is diabetic nephropathy?
Diabetic nephropathy is the most common disorder responsible for renal failure. The primary function of kidneys is removing waste products from blood. Diabetes can cause an alteration in the filtering system of the kidneys over the long term, causing damage to tissues, resulting in kidney disease (nephropathy).
Kidney diseases do not produce symptoms until most of the kidney function is lost. Also, the symptoms that eventually appear are non-specific. Fluid build-up is the first sign of nephropathy. Other symptoms include:
Kidneys contain numerous capillaries which filter waste products from the blood. These capillaries have tiny holes (filters), through which, waste products are excreted in the form of urine. Blood cells and protein are bigger than these holes and hence are not passed into the urine.
Increased blood sugar level causes damage to these pores, making them bigger. As a result, blood can also pass through. This causes damage to the glomeruli, filters of the kidney. With time, these filters start to leak and small amounts of essential proteins start to be expelled with urine (microalbuminuria). If left untreated, this condition causes an increase in microalbumin loss which is followed by end-stage-renal-disease (ESRD).
Later, this stress on the kidneys causes loss of filtering capacity. Waste products then accumulate in the blood, and finally, kidney failure occurs.
Your doctor will conduct a physical examination and take your medical history. You may then be advised a few tests including:
Medications are used in early stages of nephropathy:
In later stages, kidney transplant and dialysis may be advised.
Medicines listed below are available for Diabetic Nephropathy. Please note that you should not take any medicines without doctor consultation. Taking any medicine without doctor's consultation can cause serious problems.
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