Type 2 diabetes: “sweet burden” of kidneys

The kidneys are like “precision filters” for humans, while type 2 diabetes gradually disrupts the normal functioning of this important organ. Diabetes renal disease is one of the common and serious microvascular complications of type 2 diabetes. In the early years of the disease, the kidneys change quietly, at a time when there are no apparent symptoms of discomfort, but only in trace white. Protein urine, which is like a weak cry for help from the kidney, is easily ignored. As the disease advances, the amount of protein in the urine increases, and the renal filtration begins to decline. Diabetes patients may suffer from an oedema of their lower limbs, especially on their ankles, dimming with their finger pressure and not easily recovering. At the same time, blood pressure may rise, which further increases the kidney burden and creates a vicious circle.

If the condition is not effectively controlled, the kidney damage will continue to increase. The renal pellets will be hardened, the kidney ducts will be damaged and the ability to detoxify the kidneys and regulate the hydrolytic balance significantly reduced. Diabetes patients have significant amounts of protein urine, increased and sustained foam in urine, and full body edema, including eyelids, facial, abdominal and even chest water and abdominal water. At the end of the period, the kidney function is severely depleted and diabetes patients may need to rely on dialysis or kidney transplants to sustain their lives.

Why would type 2 diabetes cause so much kidney damage? This is mainly due to the chronic state of high blood sugar. High blood sugar causes disease in the kidney microvascular, thickening of the vascular wall, hardening of the duct cavity, and leads to low blood infusion of the kidney, which affects normal metabolic and function of the kidney. At the same time, high blood sugar activates a range of cytogens and growth factors, promoting the sclerosis of renal balls and fibrosis of interductive fluids.

In general, type 2 diabetes patients must focus on their kidney health and be active in the fight against diabetes, so that the kidneys do not bear this “sweet burden” in order to ensure their quality of life and health.