Foods That are Forbidden for Diabetic Nephropathy Patients

Diabetic nephropathy is the serious complication of diabetes. due to the complicated pathology, diabetic nephropathy patients usually suffer more complications and serious kidney function disorder than other kinds of kidney disease patients with the same kidney function indictors. Diabetic nephropathy has become one of the leading causes for end stage renal disease, so patients must pay more attention to it. The healthy life style plays an important role in improving life quality and protecting kidney function. Now foods that are forbidden for diabetic nephropathy are suggested, which can help you a lot.

1. Foods with high sugar

High sugar foods like chocolate, honey, soda, juice, ice cream, cake, cookies, etc. should be removed from the recipe due to the high sugar can worse the blood circulation condition.

2. Foods with high salt or sodium

Foods with high salt or sodium can worse the water-sodium retention condition which is bad for blood pressure. Edema and high blood pressure not only cause the poor feeling, lower the life quality of patients, but also lead to the further kidney damage. So patients can not eat pickled or processed foods with high salt, such as pickles, ham, can, bacon, salami, etc.

3. Foods with high fat

The essence of kidney failure is the arteriosclerosis and the high fat can accumulate the kidney fibrosis progression, and hyperlipidemia can cause arteriosclerotic heart disease and increase the burden of kidneys. For this reason, staying far away from foods high in fat like pork, plant oil, walnut meat, pine nut, sesame, etc. is necessary.

4. Alcohol

Drinking alcohol is bad for patients’ kidney. Alcohol can further increase patient’s high blood sugar and increases the burden of kidney. Therefore, it is necessary for Diabetic Nephropathy patients to kick habits of drinking alcohol.

Above are just some systematic diet suggestions. The detailed diet plan should be set up according to the every patients’ practical disease condition. And now if you want to know more information about the kidney failure diet plan and forbidden foods, you can contact our online doctors, leave us messages or send email to kidneyhospitalabroad@hotmail.com, we will reply you within 24 hours.