Is This Serious with Creatinine 6 and Diabetes

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With the improvement of living standard, more and more people suffer from diabetes. Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney failure. In order to lower sugar level in the blood, your kidneys have to work hard to filter the blood. In the early period, your GFR usually increases. But over time, your GFR will become low and then kidney disease occurs. Creatinine level is one of the indicators to measure how well the kidneys function. From the above, we can see that your father has got kidney disease, and his kidney disease is in advanced stage. If he can not bring the creatinine level timely, he has to do dialysis to lower the creatinine level. Though creatinine 6 can not threaten his life, the complication caused by high creatinine, such as heart disease can give him a shot.

What he should do now is to control blood sugar level and high blood pressure.

Generally speaking, diet, exercise and medications can help you lower sugar level. High blood pressure can be lowered by medicines such as ACE inhibitors, ARBs, CCB and diuretics. Diet can also help lower high blood pressure to certain extent, such as low salt diet.

He should also repair the damaged kidneys and improve kidney function.

Our treatment for kidney patients focuses on regulating the qi flowing in the channels, removing blood stasis and cleanse waste. When blood circulation improves in the kidneys, enough oxygen and nutrient can be transported to the kidneys, and then the damaged kidneys can gradually restore their function. With the improvement of kidney function, creatinine levels come down and your father can live without dialysis. With the help of online doctor, you can learn more information about our treatment.