Diabetic renal disease (nephropathy) is one of the most common complications of diabetes. Even before diagnosis of diabetes, the kidneys begin to suffer from the effects of elevated blood sugar. Excess glucose in the blood caused by insulin resistance or absence is flushed from the body in the form of urine. As a person with undiagnosed or unmanaged diabetes drinks and urinates excessive amounts, the kidneys become overworked. The kidneys are responsible for filtering waste products from the blood. This is done by capillaries that filter out the impurities while keeping red blood cells and proteins in the blood. Chronic high blood sugar levels cause the kidneys to filter increased amounts of blood, ultimately exhausting the capillaries and casing them to leak protein (microalbuminuria). If kidney disease is diagnosed at this stage treatment may help to repair damage. Unfortunately, there are rarely symptoms of kidney disease allowing it to go …

Diabetic disease needs to be taken seriously and treated effectively. Without proper diagnosis and treatment, diabetes can lead to serious complications and death!

Diabetic disease is a metabolic condition that is caused one of two ways. It can be caused when the pancreas does not produce an adequate amount of the insulin hormone (type 1 diabetes). It can also be caused when the cells in the body become resistant to the insulin hormone (type 2 diabetes). Regardless of the type of diabetes, the ramifications are the same if insulin is not produced or absorbed properly.

The insulin hormone helps the fat and muscle cells in the body absorb and metabolize blood sugar properly. If there is a problem with insulin, blood sugar cannot be used properly. This can lead to serious organ damage.

Diabetic Renal Disease Complications

Diabetic kidney disease occurs when blood sugar needs to be expelled …