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Diabetes Resulting in Kidney Failure

Diabetes is a potentially devastating condition that affects kidneys, eyes and every other organ in the body. It is a disease in which the body is unable to produce or properly use insulin. Insulin, a hormone that is necessary for converting starches, sugar and other food into energy. The thing that leads to diabetes is unknown and there is no known cure. It can sometimesalsooften be managed through proper diet. And you should know, effective management may be achieved under a physician's care.

Endocrinologists are specialists that treat diabetes. They are easy to find in most areas. Here are some examples: David Alster, MD of Tucson AZ, Douglas B. Robinson, MD of Charlotte NC, Jeanne R. Bonar, MD, FACE of Anchorage, AK, Christopher Case, MD in Jefferson City, MO

In 2005, it was estimated that there were 20.8 million adults and children who are afflicted by this disease. That is just about 7% of the population. Of those, 14.6 million people had been diagnosed, but 6.2 million people were thought to have diabetes but they had not seen a doctor. Not only that but, about 54 million adults and children are pre-diabetic with one and a half million diabetes found in people older than 20, emerging each year.

Diabetes is the number one cause of renal disease. For a fact, hypertension and diabetes are the primary causes of kidney disease, leading to about 70 percent of kidney failure cases with diabetes accounting of 44 percent of kidney failure cases. The early stages of kidney disease have so signs . It quietly attacks your body and by the time it is finally detected, the pathology is so problematic that it {often is|can be|might well be|quite often is] too involved to prevent kidney failure. Once your kidneys fail, you have two options: {kidney transplant or dialysis|dialysis or kidney transplant]. If you do not receive either of these, you will eventually die.

How Diabetes causes Renal Disease

When the kidneys are serving properly, the glomeruli (tiny filters that are in the kidneys) keep the proteins inside of your blood. Protein is necessary for a variety of functions within your body and are required for keeping you healthy. Diabetes causes too high of a concentration of glucose in the blood which damages the glomeruli. The result is that they can't maintain the protein in the body and it leaks into the urine from the kidneys.

When the kidneys are damaged they no longer work correctly and do not cleanse our waste and extra fluids as they should. When this occurs, the waste and fluids build up in the bloodstream instead of being expelled in the urine. The more this goes on, the worse the damage becomes until the kidneys eventually fail.

The Progression of Renal Disease

It often requires years for kidney disease from diabetes to develop. Some people experience hyperfiltration in the first few years of their diabetes. This means that the glomeruli actually function at a much higher capacity than normal. Once the damage starts, though, it continues. As a person develops kidney disease, they will have a blood protein known as albumin that finally begins to flow into the urine in small amounts. At that time, usually the glomeruli are actually working normally.

The progression of the disease leads to more protein passing into the urine and the glomeruli begin to systematically fail as the filtering function begins to decrease. Waste is kept in the blood causing the filtration failure. As a result, the kidneys cease to function.

How to Prevent Kidney Problems if you have Diabetes

Having diabetes, you can prevent kidney failure. Use these suggestions to protect yourself: * Control your blood sugar by eating well and a good exercise program * Take your medicine as prescribed * Have your physician test your blood and urine regularly for kidney problems * If the laboratory test shows that you do have kidney problems, look into medicines like ACE inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor blockers that can help keep your kidneys healthy.

A diagnosis of diabetes does not have to mean kidney disease. As long as you control your condition, manage it well and follow your endocronologist's orders, there is no reason that you can't live a long, healthy, happy life - without kidney disease.