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Diabetes has always been associated with impaired insulin action blood sugar. The problem is that insulin does not work optimally resulting in other organs being affected.
For sufferers diabetes should be aware because kidney damage is associated with diabetes. What is the explanation?
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Launching the health page Everyday Health, Diabetes is the main cause of CKD (chronic kidney disease). About 1 in 3 people who have diabetes also have the disease kidney, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
People with diabetes often have elevated levels of sugar (glucose) in the blood, which can cause damage to many tissues in the body over time, including the kidneys.
The working unit of the kidney, called the nephron, contains a network of tiny blood vessels that filter waste products from the blood.
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“When sugar is high in the blood, sugar can bind to different proteins in the nephron and change the structure of those proteins,” says Staci Leisman, MD, a nephrologist and professor of medicine and medical education at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City.
This can make the nephrons less effective at filtering and lead to protein in your urine – a major sign of CKD.
If the kidneys are not functioning properly, they cannot do their main job of filtering excess fluid and waste products from the blood. The fluid and waste that builds up can then cause other problems, including heart disease and stroke.
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Lowering blood sugar levels, which is the main goal of diabetes management and treatment, can help prevent or slow kidney damage.
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