Does Victoza Harm the Kidneys if I Have Kidney Disease

Victoza is a medicine for people with type 2 diabetes to improve blood sugar levels. Kidney disease is one of the more challenging and common long-term complications of diabetes. Does victoza harm the kidneys if I have kidney disease? Many Diabetic Nephropathy patients have such a doubt. In the following, I will give the answer.

Victoza may harm the kidneys if you have kidney disease.

After being taken, drugs come into your body. They will be passed out of the body via being absorbed, distributed and metabolism. Kidney is a blood purification organ. Most of the medicine you take is filtered out of the body by kidneys. When your kidneys go wrong, medicine can not be expelled timely. As a result, the concentration of medicine in blood increases. If you do not regulate its dosage, you may be poisoned.

Does it mean you can not use victoza with kidney disease?

Of course not. There is limited experience with victoza in patients with mild, moderate, and severe renal impairment, including end stage renal failure. You can still use victoza to control your blood sugar level, but you should pay attention to the dosage of victoza if you have kidney disease. After chatting with our online doctor, you may know how to use victoza safely with kidney disease.

How to treat Diabetic Nephropathy?

-Control blood sugar levels

Besides victoza, there are many kinds of western medicine for diabetes. You should choose the one with few renal toxicity. In fact, you can take advantage of stem cell therapy to rebuild the pancreas islet so as to restore their function of secreting insulin. And then your blood sugar level can be controlled.

-Lower high blood pressure

High blood pressure often goes together with diabetes, which does not only cause further damage to the kidneys, but also increase your risk of hear disease so as to threaten your life.

-Improve kidney function

When your kidney function improves, you won’t have to worry about drug excretion. Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy, Medicated bath, Mai Kang Composition and decoction can help you achieve the goal.

Does victoza harm the kidneys if I have kidney disease? I think you have got the answer. When you have kidney disease, you should adjust the use of medicine according to your condition.