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What Causes Renal Cortical Scarring While Having Diabetes?
Brief Answer:
not much evidence of renal disease
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
your reports show a normal serum creatinine which is a marker of kidney disease . So you can rest assured nothing is going to happen to the kidneys very soon.
Diabetes does affect the kidneys in 50% patients.
1. look out for proteinuria.- you should do spot urine protein creatinine ratio test.
2. serum creatinine level every 3 month- now it is 0.87 as per report sent is absolutely normal
3. cortical kidney scars can be -- due to past urine infections or due to decrease in kidney blood supply
4. sugar control is very important- at present sugars are high
try to-
1. keep bp close to 130/80
2. keep pre meal sugars at 100-120 and post meal 2 hour sugers at 150-170
3. this is true for all 3 meals of the day.
4. identify if you have urine infection and treat it - do urine routine every 3 month when you do creatinine.
5. avoid pain killers and unwarranted ' Desi" medications
as far as 10 yr outlook of kidney is concerned it is good.
if you are under regular check-up nothing will happen
best wishes
not much evidence of renal disease
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
your reports show a normal serum creatinine which is a marker of kidney disease . So you can rest assured nothing is going to happen to the kidneys very soon.
Diabetes does affect the kidneys in 50% patients.
1. look out for proteinuria.- you should do spot urine protein creatinine ratio test.
2. serum creatinine level every 3 month- now it is 0.87 as per report sent is absolutely normal
3. cortical kidney scars can be -- due to past urine infections or due to decrease in kidney blood supply
4. sugar control is very important- at present sugars are high
try to-
1. keep bp close to 130/80
2. keep pre meal sugars at 100-120 and post meal 2 hour sugers at 150-170
3. this is true for all 3 meals of the day.
4. identify if you have urine infection and treat it - do urine routine every 3 month when you do creatinine.
5. avoid pain killers and unwarranted ' Desi" medications
as far as 10 yr outlook of kidney is concerned it is good.
if you are under regular check-up nothing will happen
best wishes
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