How to Improve The Prognosis of Diabetic Nephropathy

Diabetic nephropathy is the complication of diabetes, due to the complicated metabolism environment in human body, diabetic nephropathy patients suffer faster development of kidney function decline. Then what can diabetic nephropathy patients do to improve the prognosis of diabetic nephropathy.

1. Control blood glucose

Diabetic nephropathy is caused by diabetes, which also mean that the abnormal blood glucose plays an important role in controlling the development of kidney fibrosis though influencing the blood vessels metabolism. But due to the injured kidneys and pancreas, the metabolism of human body and diet intake are influenced seriously, patients often suffer the unsteady blood glucose level. All in all, monitoring the blood glucose and medication treatment are necessary for diabetic nephropathy patients.

2. Control blood pressure

High blood pressure not only can cause poor feeling such as dizziness and headache, but also can accumulate the kidney fibrosis progress through worsening protein urine and damage blood vessels cells. ACEI and ARB are first choice among the antihypertensive drugs. However, the side effect of ACEI has hyperkalemia, reduction of kidney function and dry cough etc. decreasing blood pressure is aim at the patients with proteinuria blood pressure 130/80mmHg.

3. Control protein urine

With the lose of protein, diabetic nephropathy patients would suffer the poor immunity, edema and malnutrition. According to the related study, protein urine also can speed up the kidney fibrosis. Patients also try their best to control their protein urine.

Except the medication treatment, diabetic nephropathy patients should make a healthy life style to control these symptoms. Foods with low protein, low salt, low fluids, low sugar and so on are recommended. in addition, the moderate exercise also is suggested to boost their immunity and improve metabolism. No smoking and no drinking is the first step for patients to control their complications.

All in all, diabetic nephropathy patients who want to a good prognosis should try their best to control their complications. Now if you want to know more information about diabetic nephropathy treatment, you can contact our online doctors, leave us messages or send email to kidneyhospitalabroad@hotmail.com, we will reply you within 24 hours.

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