Post Date December, 03 2023
According to the relevant data, there were more than 100 million patients with chronic kidney disease in China, and the number of patients increased by 10% every year. At present, the cost of dialysis for uremic patients in China is as high as 67 billion yuan per year, which can only treat 10% of patients.
What's more, many people don't know that their kidney function is declining! Therefore, it is impossible for them to know the fact that if the correct measures are taken to save the kidney, the further decline of renal function can be avoided and even the outcome can be changed!
How to effectively delay the progression of chronic kidney disease?
There are many measures to delay or prevent renal failure, especially in the early and middle stages of chronic kidney disease. The earlier the intervention, the earlier the disease can be controlled.
Control blood pressure
A large number of studies have shown that good blood pressure control can help slow down the development of kidney disease, especially for diabetes patients with proteinuria. In addition to preventing renal failure, blood pressure control also helps prevent heart disease and stroke (stroke).
According to the Clinical Practice Guide for Chronic Renal Disease of the American Kidney Foundation (NKF), if you have kidney disease, you should try to keep your blood pressure below 130/85mmHg. If you have diabetes and/or proteinuria, you should control your blood pressure below 125/75mmHg.
Control blood sugar
If you have diabetes, it will help to delay the development of chronic kidney disease by strictly controlling the blood sugar level within the treatment target range. The guidelines of the American Kidney Disease Foundation require that the glycosylated hemoglobin (A1c) should be less than 6.5%. To achieve such a strict blood glucose control level, you need to closely monitor blood glucose to avoid hypoglycemia. You may also need to inject insulin frequently or use insulin pump.
Change diet and bad lifestyle
It is generally recommended that patients with chronic kidney disease eat a low protein and low phosphorus diet, reduce salt intake, limit potassium intake if necessary, and pay attention to prevent malnutrition. Changing bad lifestyle (such as losing weight, exercising, reducing salt and alcohol intake, etc.) can also help reduce your blood pressure.
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