Kidney Problems In
Obese Diabetics
Coping With Kidney Problems In Obese Diabetics
Both diabetics and obesity are always being associated to
kidney failure. There are many people who are both diabetic
and obese and naturally, they are at the risk of potential
serious kidney problems that will lead to dialysis or the
need for a transplant. Kidney failure and damage in a diabetic
patient is known as diabetic nephropathy.
As all of us know, the kidney’s main function is to
clean the blood but when the blood has excess sugar, it can
cause damage to the kidneys. This damage can happen even before
someone knows they are diabetic or if they are obese without
diabetes. High blood sugars that are present in the obese
and diabetics are a problem to these organs and other functions
in body.
Unfortunately, there are not many symptoms for the early
signs of kidney damage. You probably will not be aware of
its happening unless your doctor performs a test to check
for protein in your urine, which is done with a dip stick
in the office.
If the doctor finds the presence of protein, then the amount
of protein present will be closely monitored by the doctor.
During the early stages of diabetic nephropathy the kidneys
are still able to function and do their job of cleaning the
blood. But, you have to take action to keep blood glucose
levels under control to prevent further damage to the kidneys.
If your kidneys fail, then you are at the potential risk
for high blood pressure and the accumulative of toxins in
your blood because the kidneys are not able to filter them
out.
Right now, the treatments available are either dialysis or
a kidney transplant. Dialysis is a way to clean your blood
with an external machine you are hooked up to that your blood
is run through and then put back in your body
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