Although Type 2 diabetes inflicts damage on many key areas of your body, one of the areas that receives some of the harshest punishment is your kidneys.
Actually diabetes is the leading cause of end-stage renal (kidney) disease.
Statistics show approximately half of all Type 2 diabetics will encounter kidney damage at some point in their life.
The more diabetics allow their blood sugar to remain uncontrolled, the higher the risk of developing kidney disease...
as well as many other medical complications.
One of the problems is in the very early stages kidney damage registers very few symptoms, making it almost impossible to catch before significant damage has occurred.
When your blood sugar levels are not adequately controlled, the high levels of blood sugar actually damage your blood vessels and arteries.
This causes an increase in pressure within your blood vessels.
Since these vessels have very thin and delicate walls, it doesn't take long for damage to occur.
Walls become hardened and plaque begins to form.
All this activity means the entire circulatory system becomes pressurized.
Since your kidneys are responsible for filtering the blood in your body, they are directly and largely impacted by this pressurization.
Now, instead of just filtering the blood of toxins and impurities as they were designed to do, they find it extremely difficult to keep up with their duties because of a dramatic increase in blood pressure.
Having an elevated blood pressure from hardening of your arteries and blood vessels walls, on top of plaque buildup, forces your kidneys to work even harder, wearing them out at an accelerated rate.
In the early stages of kidney damage, this appears as several symptoms including:
You can see why it is of the utmost importance to maintain proper blood sugar levels.
It is also a good idea to closely monitor your blood pressure, especially if you have noticed some changes in your overall health or how you feel.
As soon as you begin to experience symptoms of elevated blood pressure, you need to contact your doctor immediately.
Minimizing kidney damage as much as possible is imperative because once the kidneys become overly damaged, they will being to fail.
Since they cannot be repaired, the only option would be for the individual to undergo dialysis or a transplant.
Even if you have lost some kidney function, you can rein in the deterioration of your kidneys by:
One that could be low in sodium or protein, which is an important part of lowering your blood pressure and taking stress off your kidneys.
Actually diabetes is the leading cause of end-stage renal (kidney) disease.
Statistics show approximately half of all Type 2 diabetics will encounter kidney damage at some point in their life.
The more diabetics allow their blood sugar to remain uncontrolled, the higher the risk of developing kidney disease...
as well as many other medical complications.
One of the problems is in the very early stages kidney damage registers very few symptoms, making it almost impossible to catch before significant damage has occurred.
When your blood sugar levels are not adequately controlled, the high levels of blood sugar actually damage your blood vessels and arteries.
This causes an increase in pressure within your blood vessels.
Since these vessels have very thin and delicate walls, it doesn't take long for damage to occur.
Walls become hardened and plaque begins to form.
All this activity means the entire circulatory system becomes pressurized.
Since your kidneys are responsible for filtering the blood in your body, they are directly and largely impacted by this pressurization.
Now, instead of just filtering the blood of toxins and impurities as they were designed to do, they find it extremely difficult to keep up with their duties because of a dramatic increase in blood pressure.
Having an elevated blood pressure from hardening of your arteries and blood vessels walls, on top of plaque buildup, forces your kidneys to work even harder, wearing them out at an accelerated rate.
In the early stages of kidney damage, this appears as several symptoms including:
- protein being present in the urine, or
- impaired kidney function.
You can see why it is of the utmost importance to maintain proper blood sugar levels.
It is also a good idea to closely monitor your blood pressure, especially if you have noticed some changes in your overall health or how you feel.
As soon as you begin to experience symptoms of elevated blood pressure, you need to contact your doctor immediately.
Minimizing kidney damage as much as possible is imperative because once the kidneys become overly damaged, they will being to fail.
Since they cannot be repaired, the only option would be for the individual to undergo dialysis or a transplant.
Even if you have lost some kidney function, you can rein in the deterioration of your kidneys by:
- maintaining good blood sugar control,
- exercising appropriately, and
- taking your medications.
One that could be low in sodium or protein, which is an important part of lowering your blood pressure and taking stress off your kidneys.
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