Diabetic Nephropathy

📖What is Diabetic Nephropathy?

Diabetic nephropathy is a serious complication of long-standing diabetes in which persistently high blood sugar levels progressively damage the delicate filtering structures within the kidneys. Over years of exposure to elevated blood sugar, the small blood vessels within the kidneys' filtering units become damaged and thickened, gradually impairing their ability to filter waste properly and allowing protein to leak into the urine. It is one of the leading causes of chronic kidney disease and kidney failure worldwide, and given India's substantial diabetes burden, represents a significant and growing health concern. The condition typically develops silently over many years, with microscopic protein leakage often detectable on screening tests well before symptoms or a decline in kidney function become apparent. Tight control of blood sugar and blood pressure from the time of diabetes diagnosis is the most effective way to prevent or significantly delay the onset of this complication.

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