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DIABETICS, BEWARE
OF
YOUR KIDNEY
Diabetic kidney disease affects
mainly
the
kidney's "glomeruli"
-
the
2
million
filtering
"plants".
For
the
insulin-dependent type, the
first
10
years are usually silent and
not
noticed.
With
the
examination
of
urine for
micro-protein content, the condition can
be
discovered
in
time.
Body swelling
and high blood pressure are late
signs
of
diabetic
kidney disease;
the
condition
is
usually irreversible
and
permanent
kidney
failure
results. With
the onset
ol
established kidney failure,
protein intake must
be
restricted.
Patients must not have the talse idea
that as protein
is
lost
in
the urine, more
protein
has to be taken
-
it
would only
worsen
the
kidney failure. First-class
(animal) protein is more efficient than
plant or "second-class" protein. As high
blood pressure would aggravate kidney
failure,
it
must
be
controlled
by
frequent
monitoring. Take
a
low-salt diet. The
level
of
blood sugar must, of course,
be well
controlled.
Avoid all drugs
that
are toxic to the kidneys. Urinary tract
infections must
be
treated as soon
as
possible. Otherwise,
the
terminal phase
of
kidney
lailure
resulting
in
either
kidney dialysis
or
transplant
is
not only
expensive but also cumbersome
to
manage.
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