30% Kidney Function With 10 Years Diabetes

Diabetes is one major cause of kidney damages and kidney failure. More than 10 years diabetes will have already caused renal damages. 30% kidney function with 10 years diabetes is actually the high-risk period. Blood pressure will begin to elevate and microalbuminuria will become worse and kidney functions will experience gradual and irreversible decline.

A lot of things can be done to help improve the prognosis for diabetes patients with 30% or less kidney functions. These aspects include lowering high blood glucose level, controlling high blood pressure, reducing proteinuria so as to help prevent further deterioration and preserve residual kidney functions.

Controlling high blood glucose

In the early stage of diabetes, strict control of blood sugar with insulin and other antidiabetics can help reduce microalbuminuria, improve complications and slow down illness progression.

Controlling high blood pressure

High blood pressure can further worsen renal damages. Effective control of high blood pressure can slow down the decline rate of GFR, reduce protein in urine. When blood pressure is higher than 130/80mmHg, diabetes patients need to control their blood pressure. It has been shown in clinic experience that the patient’s life expectancy is greatly enhanced if the blood pressure is well controlled.

Limiting protein intake

Since more than 70% kidney functions have been lost, it is very necessary to limit daily protein intake which can help reduce high pressure, high filtration and high perfusion in the kidneys so as to relieve burdens to the kidneys and reduce proteinuria. High-quality proteins that contain more essential amino acids such as egg white, milk are good choices.

Chinese medicines

Since diabetic kidney failure patients have to take many drugs to control their high blood pressure, diabetes, proteinuria and other symptoms, a lot of side effects will be caused. Chinese medicines can help ease these side effects and at the same time help protect and improve kidney functions. Chinese medicines can not only help lower high blood pressure and high blood sugar, but also can help repair damaged renal tissues so as to recover certain kidney functions. When kidney functions are improved, the prognosis will be improved from the root.