Question 1

what are some ways to prevent kidney disease?

Accepted Answer

BP and DM control: Hypertension and diabetic control to goal is the key.

Question 2

what lifestyle changes can i make to help prevent kidney failure?

Accepted Answer

Exercise: Maintain a healthy lifestyle with low fat food, low salt diet. Avoid excessive weight gain. Stay well hydrated. If you have diabetes or high blood pressure, make sure it is well controlled. Exercise is important to improve all of these factors. And see as doctor regularly. They can do blood tests to check for kidney disease since this is often a silent disease.

Question 3

what are the symptoms and how to prevent getting kidney failure if i have diabetes?

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Protein, sugar, bp: Symptoms- you may not have any symptoms in early kidney disease- get your urine checked for protein, as this is the earliest sign of kidney disease. Late stages of kidney disease- some of the common symptoms are swelling of the feet, shortness of breath, fatigue, poor appetite.This list is not complete.Prevention- control diabetes, check for high bp, check with your doctor before starting any med.

Question 4

how can i prevent kidney failure if i have diabetes?

Accepted Answer

Close monitoring: Your doctor should monitor your kidney function. It can be done with a blood test called serum creatinine level(normally it is.

Question 5

what is kidney disease and what are the thing or ways to prevent it?

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Kidney disease: Many causes. Most common are uncontrolled diabetes and hypertension.

Question 6

how can i prevent kidney disease?

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Healthy lifestyle: The most common causes of kidney disease is hypertension and high blood glucose.  Thus making sure your blood pressure is controlled and that you watch your weight so you decrease your likelihood of becomming a diabetic will help.  Also stopping smoking if you do smoke will help.  Some forms of kidney disease are unavoidable though.

Question 7

ra leads to a chronic kidney disease, how to prevent that since even medication affects negatively the kidneys?

Accepted Answer

Several ways: Kidney disease in rheumatoid arthritis can be caused by some medications, amyloid deposits and vascular changes.  Take care not to take higher than the recommended dose of non-steroidal inflammatory drugs such as Ibuprofen and naproxen, and never take two kinds of nsaids together.  Disease modifying and disease altering drugs can prevent complications as well as control of blood pressure, diabetes.

Question 8

what can diabetics do to prevent or delay chronic kidney disease (ckd)?

Accepted Answer

Tight control : Keeping blood glucose level close to normal range ( hemoglobin A1c 6.0) does delay the development of diabetic nephropathy and retinopathy as well.

Question 9

what is the best way to prevent kidney diseases?

Accepted Answer

To know the risks.: Diabetes and high blood pressure are the biggest risk factors to know about causing kidney damage. Prevention is the key. Make sure to have a medical check up.

Question 10

why do kidneys stop working ! and what can i do to prevent kidney desease?

Accepted Answer

Kidney Failure: The most common causes of chronic renal failure are poorly controlled diabetes and high blood pressure. If you have one of these medical problems, diligent treatment and attention to its management will prevent kidney failure. Other causes of kidney failure are harder to prevent and have strong genetic predispositions.

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