Diabetic nephropathy, sweet annoyance, bitter consequences

Diabetic nephropathy is one of the most common complications of diabetes. About 30% of patients with type 1 diabetes and 20% ~ 50% of patients with type 2 diabetes will develop diabetic nephropathy. In this article, Dr. Clove will count the crimes committed by hyperglycemia on the kidney. How does hyperglycemia hurt kidney? The kidney is the filtering factory of the body, which removes metabolic wastes from the body and leaves useful substances to ensure the normal operation of the body. Elevated blood sugar will destroy this stable filtration system and increase the burden on the renal filtration system. As mentioned earlier, the kidney is very [forbearing] and has strong compensatory ability. However, after several years of development, the filtration Read More …

Smoking can really hurt the kidney, please transfer it to the smoker around you.

Does smoking really hurt the kidney? Q: Smoking also hurts the kidney? A: Yes, when people smoke, many nephrotoxic substances have been quietly inhaled into the body to kill kidney cells. After smoking, the nephrotoxic heavy metal cadmium and the increased free radicals in the kidney will cause kidney cell damage and death! Q: If it is a young man who is very healthy, will smoking not be a big problem? A: Wrong. Everyone is equal before tobacco. In fact, no matter old or young, men or women, smoking may harm kidney cells. The more you smoke, the longer you smoke, the greater the harm you may cause. How did the kidney get hurt while smoking? Q: Is there what Read More …