For the treatment of some diseases, treatment may not be a problem, but the harm of their complications is greater, which can cause many more serious consequences than the disease itself. Therefore, everyone must have a preliminary judgment on the complications of the disease, so as to avoid some troubles. The following small series takes you to see the late symptoms of diabetes nephropathy?
Late symptoms of diabetes nephropathy
1. Proteinuria. At the beginning, due to the increase in glomerular filtration pressure and changes in the charge on the filtration membrane, only trace amounts of albumin appear in urine, which is selective proteinuria without an increase in globulin. This state can last for many years. As the glomerular basement membrane pore size increases, large molecular substances can pass through and non selective clinical proteinuria occurs. As the disease progresses, urinary protein gradually becomes persistent severe proteinuria. If urinary protein exceeds 3 grams per day, it is a sign of poor prognosis. The severity of proteinuria in patients with diabetes nephropathy is mostly progressive until nephrotic syndrome appears.
2. Swelling. Patients with early diabetes nephropathy generally do not have edema. A few patients may have mild edema before the plasma protein decreases. When the 24-hour urine protein exceeds 3 grams, edema will appear. Obvious edema of the whole body is only seen in the rapid development of diabetes nephropathy.
3. High blood pressure. Hypertension is common in patients with diabetes nephropathy. Severe nephropathy is often accompanied by hypertension, which can accelerate the progress and deterioration of diabetes nephropathy. Therefore, effective control of hypertension is very important.
4. Renal insufficiency. Once diabetes nephropathy begins, its process is progressive, azotemia and uremia are its final outcome.
5. Anemia. Diabetes patients with obvious azotemia may have mild to moderate anemia, which is ineffective with iron treatment. Anemia is caused by red blood cell production disorders, which may be related to long-term protein restriction diet and azotemia.
6. Other symptoms of retinopathy are not nephrotic manifestations, but they often coexist with diabetes nephropathy. Some people even believe that without diabetes retinopathy, there can be no diabetes nephropathy.
The above is the compilation of relevant data about the late symptoms of diabetes nephropathy. I believe that it will be helpful to everyone. We must compare the treatment of some diseases to avoid the impact of some complications, and we must have a preventive preparation for medication in the early stage. I hope everyone can be healthy and treat some of their illnesses well.
