Common Seen Symptoms in Diabetic Kidney Disease

Diabetic kidney disease, also known as diabetic nephropathy, refers to the kidney disease caused by long years uncontrolled diabetes. With the progression of diabetic kidney disease, patients can get some severe symptoms, do you know what are they? In the following article, we will get further understanding.

With the development of this disease, patients can get different symptoms in different period. Here are some of the common seen symptoms in diabetic kidney disease.

1. Bubbles in urine or foamy urine

This is the most early seen symptom when kidneys are damaged, which means the leakage out of protein in urine. About 1/3 patients can get large amount of protein in urine.

2. Swelling or edema

Similar with nephrotic syndrome patients, diabetic kidney disease patients can also get swelling in body due to kidney damage. Swelling can occur in lower legs, ankles, face, eyelids, and so on. In some severe condition, patients can get edema all over the body.

3. High blood pressure

Most of the patients can get different degree of high blood pressure, which can be cause by fluid-sodium retention and too much renin secretion due to kidney damage. The high blood pressure can also cause further kidney damage in turn.

4. Renal anemia

This is one of the most common seen complication due to low kidney function. When patients get anemia, they can have the symptoms such as fatigue, weakness, dizziness, difficult in breathing, and so on.

5. Digestive system symptoms

Patients can also get some digestive problems, such as poor appetite, nausea, vomiting, black stool, diarrhea, and so on.

6. Metabolic acidosis

This symptom is often happened when patients get into advanced stage, kidneys fail to work adequately. Once patients get the metabolic acidosis, they can have the symptoms such as fatigue, nausea and vomiting, etc.

Above are some of the common seen symptoms in diabetic kidney disease, and patients need to take prompt and effective treatment to control their symptoms, it can slow down their progression and make a good prognosis. Want to get more information about treatment, you can send e-mail to kidneycares@hotmail.com, or contact with whatsapp +8615131171391.