Q: My wife has diabetes for 20 years. Now her Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) is 68
and
creatinine is 5.5. Can you help me? What can I do to lower both of the two
levels?
Expert answers:
Blood urea nitrogen and serum creatinine are common indexes for measuring
kidney functions.
Of the two, urea nitrogen is the end product of protein metabolism. Every 1g
protein can produce 0.3g urea nitrogen. Our kidneys are main organs responsible
for removing urea nitrogen. Thereby, BUN can be maintained within 3.2-7.1 mmol/L
(9-20mg/dl) in healthy people. In case patients consume excess proteins, blood
urea nitrogen may increase. But this is usually intermittent and will be
remitted in a short time. How to Reduce High Creatinine Level in Blood
Creatinine is metabolized from muscle total. It is also mainly excreted by
the kidneys. High creatinine combined with high urea nitrogen indicates kidney
function has decreased for over 50 percent.
Our kidneys have good functional decompensation functions. That means, at
intial time, although the kidneys are impaired, blood urea nitrogen and serum
creatinine levels can still be maintained within normal range. Only when over 50
percent of functioning renal intrinsic cells are impaired, will serum creatinine
and blood urea nitrogen increase very obviously. Is Patient with Creatinine 3.0 Supposed to Go Through Dialysis
Diabetes as an overall blood vessel disorder can cause severe results. High
blood glucose is often coexisted with other pathogenic factors, including high
blood pressure, high blood lipids, blood stasis, blood concentration, etc. Those
can combine to slow down blood circulation and make patients susceptible for
various body system disorders, including heart disease, brain disorder,
retinopathy, foot disease, etc. Kidney disease combined with those vascular
problems increases risk factors and treatment difficulty. What Natural Supplement Will Lower Creatinine
Diabetic kidney disorder is a condition where functioning kidney units are
scarred and thus a series of clinical symptoms such as anemia, swelling,
vomiting, poor appetite, hard breathing, skin itching are present. As long as we
remove objective factors such as inflammation, stasis, blood concentration and
high blood pressure, the injured kidney cells can be brought back to performing
their normal filtration, secretion, excretion and regulation functions. Thereby,
creatinine and blood urea nitrogen levels can be removed by the kidneys again;
other symptoms can be eliminated and kidney function will improve gradually.
Adoptable therapies to achieve the above therapeutic effects are stem cell
therapy and Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy. Nephrologists will examine the
specific condition and make detailed treatment plans. Hope you can send your
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