High Blood Pressure - Diabetic Nephropathy

Clinically, rising levels of blood pressure usually appears together presentation of microalbuminuria, and will get worse with kidney damage progressing. When kidney disease is diagnosed, controlling high blood pressure is of even greater importance than controlling high blood sugar in slowing down deterioration of kidney damage. High blood pressure worsens filtration pressure on glomerular cells, thus worsening leakage of proteins in urine.

Hence, management of hypertension may remit proteinuria in the patients. Anti-hypertension treatment should start when blood pressure rises above 130/80mmHg. Drugs and dietary sodium restriction may be recommended by doctors to control high blood pressure. You may need to visit your doctor if you find BP hard to be controlled.