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Kidney disorders in people with diabetes that are not handled properly can cause complications.
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GridHEALTH.id – Kidney disorders So it’s one of the most common serious problems diabetics.
Because if not treated as soon as possible kidney disorders on diabetics can develop into kidney disease or in medical terms known as diabetic nephropathy.
Described in the page WebMD (28/12/2019), diabetic nephropathy itself is the number one cause of kidney failure.
Almost a third diabetics experience diabetic nephropathy.
Diabetics with diabetic nephropathy worse overall than people with kidney disease alone.
This is because they are more likely to have other long-standing medical conditions, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and blood vessel disease (atherosclerosis).
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People with diabetes are also more likely to have other kidney-related problems, such as bladder infections and nerve damage to the bladder.
Kidney disease in type 1 diabetes is slightly different from that in type 2 diabetes.
In type 1 diabetes, kidney disease rarely begins within the first 10 years after the diagnosis of diabetes.
In type 2 diabetes, some patients already have kidney disease by the time they are diagnosed with diabetes.
But apart from that, it is necessary to know that diabetic nephropathy needs to be watched out for by people with diabetes because it can cause life-threatening complications.
Launching the mayoclinic.org page (19/10/2021), complications of diabetic nephropathy can develop gradually over months or years.
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They may include:
1. Fluid retention, which can cause swelling in the arms and legs, high blood pressure, or fluid in the lungs (pulmonary edema)
2. Increased levels of potassium in the blood (hyperkalemia)
3. Heart and blood vessel disease (cardiovascular disease), which can cause stroke
4. Damage to the blood vessels of the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye (diabetic retinopathy)
5. Reduced number of red blood cells to transport oxygen (anaemia)
6. Leg wounds, erectile dysfunction, diarrhea and other problems related to nerve and blood vessel damage
7. Bone and mineral disorders due to the inability of the kidneys to maintain the balance of calcium and phosphorus in the blood
8. Pregnancy complications that carry risks to the mother and the developing fetus
9. Permanent damage to the kidneys (end-stage kidney disease), which will eventually require dialysis or a kidney transplant to survive
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