1. Blood pressure measurement. Hypertention is a great risk of Chronic Kidney Disease(CKD) and many patients with hypertention(Hypertensive Nephropathy) have Chronic Kidney Disease(CKD) within 5 years. The reason is that the kidneys have the function of filtering the blood and if the blood is abnormal, it will cause the damage of the kidneys. And Chronic Kidney Disease(CKD) also can cause hypertention which is a complication of Chronic Kidney Disease(CKD). The blood pressure target is less than 130/80 mg Hg. If the blood pressure is higher than this, patients should pay more attention on their diseases.
2. Tests for urine protein. If the kidneys can’t stop the protein leak into the urine, the kidneys must be damaged. Protein is an important building block in the body, and your kidneys normally reabsorb any filtered protein. Persistent protein in the urine (two positive tests over several weeks) indicates Chronic Kidney Disease(CKD). Patients with Diabetes must pay more attention to the urine protein.
3. Tests for the level of creatinine. Creatinine(High Creatinine Levels) produced by the normal muscle activity and the digestion of the food, which is the waste that should be passed away. But when the kidneys are damaged, creatinine can build to high levels in the blood. And the results of creatinine level can be used to estimate glomerular filtration rate (GFR), which can tell how much your kidney functions you have.
Diabetic patients should do these tests every short period in order to detect Chronic Kidney Disease(CKD) early and then treat it early. If patients are diagnosed with end stage kidney disease, it is difficult to recover and it may cause more troubles.
