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Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)

Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease

How to keep your kidneys working if you have diabetes

Diabetes causes copious problems like heart and blood vessel disease, amputation, blindness and chronic kidney disease (CKD). CKD (diabetic nephropathy) is a common health complication among people with diabetes as one in three diabetes sufferers develop the disease.

If left untreated, CKD can progress to kidney failure. If your kidneys stop working, you’ll need dialysis or a kidney transplant, luckily not all cases of kidney disease end up with kidney failure. Early treatment can be very effective and there are many lifestyle changes you can make to prevent the onset of this disease.

What is CKD?

Your kidneys have important responsibilities. They:

  • Remove waste products from the body
  • Balance the body’s fluids
  • Help keep blood pressure under control
  • Keep bones healthy
  • Help make red blood cells

People with kidney disease have damaged kidneys that cannot perform their responsibilities as need be. This damage can be caused by high blood sugar levels.

How diabetes affects my kidneys

Your kidneys have lots of tiny blood vessels and high blood sugar levels can cause these vessels to narrow and become clogged. When this happens, your kidneys will struggle to filter the blood passing through.

High blood sugar levels can also cause nerve damage in your kidneys. Nerves carry messages between your brain and other parts of the body, including your bladder. They notify your brain when your bladder is full. If the nerves in your bladder are damaged, you might not feel when your bladder is full. The pressure of a full bladder can damage your kidneys.

You might get frequent urinary tract infections from having a full bladder for an extended time. These bacterial infections affect the bladder but can also spread to the kidneys.

How do I know if I have CKD?

It is difficult to know if you have CKD because many people are living with the disease without showing any symptoms. To check for kidney damage, you can do a urine test. If you’re living with type 1 diabetes, screening for diabetic nephropathy is recommended beginning five years after your diagnosis. If you are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, screening will begin at the time of diagnosis.

In the later stages of CKD, you might notice the following symptoms:

  • Worsening blood pressure control
  • Swelling of feet, ankles, hands or eyes
  • Increased need to urinate
  • Reduced need for insulin or diabetes medicine
  • Confusion or difficulty concentrating
  • Shortness of breath
  • Loss of appetite
  • Nausea and vomiting
  • Persistent itching
  • Fatigue

What should I do if I have diabetes and kidney damage?

There is much you can do to help your kidneys work better.

You can:

  • Control your blood sugar
    The most effective way to protect your kidneys is to keep your blood sugar levels stable. You can lower your blood sugar levels through diet, exercise, and medication.
    Learn how to manage blood sugar levels in 6 easy steps…
  • Control your blood pressure
    High blood pressure also causes damage to your blood vessels, including those in your kidneys.
    Research also suggests that high blood pressure medication can slow down kidney damage in all people with diabetes, even if you don’t have high blood pressure.
    Advice for managing high blood pressure…
  • Treat urinary tract infections promptly
    If you need to urinate frequently, experience pain when urinating or have cloudy or blood-spotted urine, you might have an infection.
  • Eat less protein
    Researchers believe that eating less protein can slow kidney damage. It is, however, very important that you eat enough protein. Talk to your doctor and a dietician to help you make healthy dietary changes.
  • Eat less salt
    Limiting the amount of salt you eat will help regulate your blood pressure.
  • Keep your cholesterol in check
    By controlling cholesterol, you can prevent further damage to blood vessels.
    Here are some tips for managing your cholesterol…
  • Quit smoking
    Smoking is a risk factor for diabetic neuropathy. If you are a smoker talk to your doctor about the right strategies for quitting.

Takeaway

Although chronic kidney disease is common among people with diabetes there is much you can do to prevent kidney failure. Changing your lifestyle can slow down kidney damage significantly. The most effective thing you can do is to manage your blood sugar levels. Keeping your blood sugar levels within range will keep your kidneys working for longer.

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