American Diabetes Association Complete Guide to Diabetes by American Diabetes Association

Author:American Diabetes Association
Language: eng
Format: mobi, pdf
Tags: ebook
Publisher: American Diabetes Association
Published: 2011-11-26T08:00:00+00:00

Kidney Disease

Nephropathy or kidney disease can occur in people with type 1 or type 2 diabetes. However, severe kidney damage is more common in people with type 1 diabetes than in those with type 2.

Your kidneys are your body’s filter units. They work 24 hours a day to rid your body of the toxins that your body makes or takes in. Toxins from the blood enter the kidneys by crossing the walls of tiny blood vessels along its border.

Risk of Nephropathy

• Approximately 43% of new cases of end-stage renal disease (kidney failure) are caused by diabetes.

• Of all people with diabetes, around 30% have nephropathy.

• Native Americans, Hispanics, and African Americans are at a greater risk for developing nephropathy than whites with type 2 diabetes.

Causes of Nephropathy

Sometimes in people with diabetes, the blood vessels on the kidneys become damaged and can no longer filter out the impurities in your blood. They begin to leak, and some of the waste products that should be removed are allowed to stay in your blood. When this happens, some of the proteins and nutrients that should remain in your blood are lost in the urine. This is called nephropathy.

The exact cause of nephropathy is unknown. However, scientists know that high blood glucose in combination with high blood pressure contributes to kidney damage. Years of high blood pressure can damage the delicate filters in the kidneys, leading to less efficient removal of waste products from the blood. The good news is that there are steps you can take to reduce your risk of nephropathy.

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