Question 1

can you tell me what is diabetic nephropathy?

Accepted Answer

Hurt kidneys: High sugars as well as high blood pressure can damage your kidneys over time. Our kidneys filter and process things. When they're hurt, they don't filter as well, and can leak protein into your urine. We check how well your kidneys are working by [1] blood test [2] urine test for microalbumin. Not everyone with diabetes gets kidney problems. Good luck.

Question 2

what are the symptoms of diabetic nephropathy?

Accepted Answer

Edema: Diabetic nephropathy causes glomerular damage and leakage of proteins in the urine.  If left untreated it may progress to generalized edema, and renal failure with symptoms of weakness, anemia, high blood pressure and heart disease.

Question 3

what symptoms usually go along with diabetic nephropathy?

Accepted Answer

Diabetic nephropathy: Unfortunately diabetic nephropathy is usually asymptomatic until the kidney disease so very advanced.  The things kidney doctors look for is protein in the urine and the degree of kidney function.  If the amount of protein that is in the urine can be decreased, this has a positive effect on the health of the kidneys.

Question 4

what is the definition or description of: diabetic nephropathy?

Accepted Answer

It is...: a progressive damaging effects to capillaries in/near glomeruli leading to local inflammatory change and scarring with subsequent malfunction in filtering the blood for reabsorbing useful blood components and excreting the unwanted metabolic wastes, which exact causes are still unclear, though, long-term high blood sugar is the culprit. This is usually a slow process of &gt;5-15 years.

Question 5

can a hit to the kidney area cause diabetic nephropathy to accelerate?

Accepted Answer

Not blunt trauma: A physical hit to the kidney, such as during contact sports should not worsen kidney disease due to diabetes. Diabetic nephropathy is accelerated most frequently by poor diabetes control and uncontrolled hypertension.

Question 6

do ckd + dm = diabetic nephropathy?

Accepted Answer

CKD + DM: The answer to your question is "Yes". Diabetes is the leading cause of renal failure in the US. There are 6 stages of chronic kidney disease, with stage being that of patients on dialysis. So a diabetic, depending on the duration of diabetes, the control of blood pressure and glucose, can be in any one of stages 1-5.

Question 7

how do ckd and dm relate to diabetic nephropathy?

Accepted Answer

Diabetic nephropathy: Diabetes (d) affects the kidney and can cause them to fail. The kidney disease caused by d is called "diabetic nephropathy" (dn). Before going into renal failure, those with diabetic nephropathy can go into various stages of ckd. Treatment of blood pressure elevations, proteinuria and blood glucose levels can lead to slowing of kidney failure due to dn.

Question 8

what is the best indicator of having diabetic nephropathy?

Accepted Answer

Protein in the urine: Diabetic nephropathy is kidney disease caused by long-standing diabetes. The best indicator that diabetic nephropathy is developing is the amount of urine protein. Normally there is none, or tiny amounts of protein found. In diabetic nephropathy there will be more and more protein spilled into the urine. That's why doctors monitor urine protein, along with blood tests for kidney function.

Question 9

why is glucose excreted through your urine in diabetic nephropathy?

Accepted Answer

Sugar in the urine: When your blood sugar is too high, your kidneys, which filter your blood, are not able to hold onto all the glucose and it spills over into the urine.

Question 10

can diabetic nephropathy cause a miscarriage?

Accepted Answer

Possibly: It has been shown that women with kidney disease (example diabetic nephropathy) have difficulty becoming pregnant. The worse the kidney disease, the more unlikely a woman becomes pregnant. For those woman who achieve pregnancy, there is a high likelihood the baby survives. However during the pregnancy,  the mother's renal disease may worsen, she may develop preeclampsia or she develops chronic htn.

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