Can Ketosteril Lower Creatinine and Prolong Dialysis Time Gap

Ketosteril is widely prescribed in clinic to treat chronic kidney disease and it has been found to be effective at lowering high creatinine levels, reducing high BUN, easing symptoms and complications, slowing down illness progression and protecting residual kidney functions.

Usually ketosteril is prescribed to kidney patients with GFR (glomerular filtration rate) lower than 25ml/min. That is to say ketosteril is usually used by stage 4 kidney disease patients. Since it can help lower high creatinine and other toxins and wastes in the blood, it can help stage 4 kidney disease patients to preserve residual kidney functions and delay the need for dialysis treatment.

Of cause ketosteril can be used by end stage renal disease patients. Since most ESRD patients have begun dialysis treatment, they worry that the efficacy of ketosteril can be affected by dialysis. Actually this is not a problem because it has been found ketosteril can be used as a supplement for dialysis patients to help make up the lost amino acids during dialysis. When the patients get adequate amino acid supply, malnutrition due to protein decomposition can be effectively prevented and treated. Besides, ketosteril can be used as phosphorus binder to help reduce the levels of blood phosphorus and parathyroid hormones.

Ketosteril needs to be combined with low-protein diet to ensure the curative effects. Adult patients should have daily protein intake of less than 40g. This can greatly help reduce the production of nitrogenous wastes so as to reduce burdens and strains to the already impaired kidneys. What is more, ketosteril can make use of non-essential amino acids to turn them into essential amino acids. This can on one hand reduce the synthesis of urea nitrogen and other toxins, on the other hand, it can help patients avoid malnutrition. Besides, ketosteril can help rectify metabolic disorders of fat, protein and sugar, calcium-phosphorus imbalances, ease proteinuria and other symptoms due to high toxins in the blood.

Because of all the above properties, ketosteril can help slow down illness progression and protect residual kidney functions. Since high creatinine can be lowered, symptoms and discomforts can be eased, patients can have less dialysis each week with the permission and guidance of the doctor. That is to say, ketosteril can not only help reduce high creatinine levels, but also can help those that have been on dialysis to prolong dialysis time gap.