Diabetic Kidney disease, its symptoms, stages, and how it causes kidney disease?

Approx 76 million Indians suffer from diabetes, such a high incidence rate of this illness is alarming. Whereas the more startling is the serious complications that diabetes can lead to such as diabetic kidney disease. Diabetic kidney affects nearly 25% of people living with diabetes. Below in this article, we will discuss everything you may need to know about diabetes and kidney disease. Dr. Manav Agarwal is the top kidney specialist in Agra, he is kind and compassionate to his patients.

DKD is a chronic illness in which the blood sugar levels in your body are unable to make or use insulin in the intended way.

Symptoms

Diabetic kidney disease develops gradually over several years. There are signs and symptoms to track diabetic kidney disease.

1. Swollen feet, hands, ankles, or eyes.

2. Worsening blood pressure control

3. Increase in the urge to urinate

4. Loss of appetite

5. Fatigue

6. Vomiting and Nausea

7. Shortness of breath

8. Decrease in the need for insulin or diabetes medicine.

Stages

Diabetic kidney disease increases slowly over the years. It is divided into 5 stages, the medical team of experts measures the estimated glomerular filtration rate to check the kidney function level and determine these stages.

Stage 1. Normal Kidney Function

Stage 2. Mild loss of kidney function

Stage 3. Mild to severe loss of kidney function

Stage 4. Severe loss of kidney function

Stage 5. Kidney Failure

Causes of Kidney Disease

Kidneys are made up of millions of tiny blood vessel clusters poorly controlled and uncontrolled blood sugar levels can cause damage to these blood vessels.

DKD is caused when the damaged blood vessels lead to a decreased or complete loss of kidney function. Once the blood vessels get damaged it may lead to high blood pressure. Thus, hypertension or high blood pressure can aggravate kidney function leading to kidney disease.

Some common risk factors

1. Uncontrolled high BP

2. Genetic diabetes and kidney disease

3. Smoking

4. High blood cholesterol.

Want to know more about it consult Dr. Anubhav Agarwal and Dr. Manav Agarwal who are the best kidney specialist doctors in Agra. They provide a thorough overview of renal kidney biopsy with a complex diagnostic procedure.