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Diabetic nephropathy is a complication of diabetes . If you have this condition, your kidney loses its ability to function properly. The condition is characterized by high protein levels in the urine.
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Symptoms
Early stage diabetic nephropathy has no symptoms. Symptoms develop late in the disease and may be a result of kidney fa...
Causes
Each kidney is made of hundreds of thousands of units called nephrons. Each nephron has a cluster of blood vessels call...
Tests
The first laboratory abnormality is a positive microalbuminuria test. This often means you have at least some damage to...
Treatments
The goals of treatment are to slow the progression of kidney damage and control related complications. The main treatme...
Complications
Possible complications include: Anemia; Chronic kidney failure (rapidly gets worse; Dialysis complications; End-stage k...
Prevention
Blood glucose levels should be controlled as closely as possible in people with diabetes. Controlling blood pressure, c...
Doctor Specialties
Call your health care provider if your health care provider if you have diabetes and a routine urinalysis shows protein...
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