How does diabetes cause renal failure?!
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What is diabetic nephropathy?
Nephropathy is the deterioration of the kidneys. The final stage of nephropathy is called end-stage renal disease, or ESRD.
Diabetes is the most common cause of ESRD, accounting for more than 40 percent of cases. About 16 million people in the US have diabetes, and about 100,000 people have ESRD as a result of diabetes. Both type 1 and type 2 diabetes can lead to diabetic nephropathy, although type 1 is more likely to lead to ESRD
There are five stages of diabetic nephropathy, or deterioration of the kidneys. The fifth stage is ESRD. Progress from one stage to the next can take many years, with 23 years being the average length of time to reach stage five.
What causes diabetic nephropathy?
Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a complication of diabetes that is believed to contribute most directly to diabetic nephropathy. Hypertension is believed to be both the cause of diabetic nephropathy, as well as the result of damage that is created by the disease. As kidney disease progresses, physical changes in the kidneys often lead to increased blood pressure.
Uncontrolled hypertension can make the progress toward stage 5 diabetic nephropathy occur more rapidly
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Yes it is call diabetic nephropathy.
Keeping your blood sugars as close to normal (less than 110) as possible will greatly reduce the possibility of this complication.
Uncontrolled diabetes causes fatty build up(plaque) on the inside of arteries.This narrows arteries.Narrow arteries result in the heart having to exert more pressure on the arteries to get the blood out of the heart because of increased resistance.This results in hypertension.Hypertension in return damages the kidney.The kidneys help regulate blood pressure by secreting blood pressure hormones.Damaged kidneys don't put out enough hormones. Blood pressure goes out of control.Damages the blood vessels in the kidney.The kidneys fail
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