Diabetic nephropathy is kidney disease or damage that occurs in people with diabetes.
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Each kidney is made of hundreds of thousands of small units called nephrons. These structures filter your blood and help remove wastes from your body.
In people with diabetes, the nephrons thicken and slowly become scarred over time. The kidneys begin to leak and protein (albumin) passes into the urine.
The exact cause is unknown. Poor control of blood sugar is thought to lead to kidney damage. If you also have high blood pressure, kidney damage is even more likely.
In some cases, your family history may also play a role. Not everyone with diabetes develops this kidney problem.
People with diabetes who smoke, and those with type 1 diabetes that started before age 20 have a higher risk for kidney problems.
People of African-American, Hispanic, and American Indian origin are also more likely to have kidney damage.
Diabetic Nephropathy patients should select the medicine that is easy to absorb，has less impact on the kidney and is unlikely to cause hypoglycemic reaction. Currently, the priority medicine for Diabetes Nephropathy patients is still insulin. Because an early use of insulin can delay or even prevent the development of Diabetic Nephropathy.
For fear of insulin-dependent, a considerable proportion of patients do not want to take insulin. Experts emphasize that this idea is wrong. As for Diabetic Nephropathy patients with Renal Insufficiency, because renal degradation of insulin was decreased, they should monitor blood glucose regularly and adjust the dose when taking insulin in order to avoid hypoglycemia. Besides, medical treatment has some side effects.
Targeted Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy
Active substances of Chinese Medicine can penetrate into the lesions, combining the homing effect of stem cells to repair and block islet cells and susceptibility genes.
Active substances of Chinese Medicine have vasodilator effect, and can improve the structure and function of glomerular endothelial cells and mesangial cells, activate the function of cells, improve organizational structure, extend cell survival, block insulin resistance and eventually alleviate proteinuria, microscopic hematuria and other symptoms, thus preventing renal failure.
Stem cells can effectively repair damaged islet cells and susceptibility genes. And stem cells can also differentiate into a large number of islet cells to improve tissue function gradually. With the active substances of targeted Chinese medicine blocking insulin resistance, stem cells will gradually repair islet cells and restore the function of islet cells. As long as damaged cells can be repaired, the condition will take a favourable turn.
