Thursday, November 5, 2015

Diet for Diabetic Nephropathy in Different Periods

Diabetic nephropathy is a secondary disease is a complication of diabetes, diabetic nephropathy major microvascular complications of diabetes, mainly referring to diabetic glomerulosclerosis, a kind of blood vessel damage to the main glomerular lesions . Reasonable diet and good habits is essential for patients with diabetic nephropathy, let's look at the different stages of diabetic diet is how the requirements of it.

1. Water: master patient fluid intake and balance is also very important. Uremia ESRD may be oliguria or no urine, then water intake is very important, too much intake of water will increase the burden on the kidneys, leading to disease progression, it is generally the amount of fluid per day the day before the urine output plus 500 ml; but patients with fever, vomiting, diarrhea and other symptoms, they should add more liquid. So patients need to understand the water content of food, Expenditure and Revenues.

2, the heat: In the low-protein diet, calorie supply must be adequate to maintain normal physiological needs. Intake of 30-35 kcal / kg body weight per day of heat. You can select some high calorie and low protein content of staple foods, like potatoes, arrowroot flour, noodles, taro, sweet potatoes, yams, pumpkin, water chestnut powder, water chestnut powder, dietary total calories meet the standard range. To ensure that supply and demand balance.

3, salt restriction: ESRD developed to a certain stage can often have high blood pressure, edema, or decreased urine output performance, limiting salt can effectively prevent the progression of complications. However, if accompanied by vomiting, diarrhea, should not unduly limit the sodium, or even need to add.

4, the supply of amino acids: essential amino acid intake as much as possible, it can be administered orally α-keto acid (kidney Tablets) to replace part of the essential amino acids; or with renal amino acid supplement.

5. Fat: end stage renal disease is often associated with lipid metabolism disorders, still adhere to a low fat intake. Olive oil, peanut oil contains rich monounsaturated fatty acids, it can be used as a source of energy.


Good treatment to tie a reasonable diet, so as to complement each other for treatment, improve the body's mechanism to achieve a therapeutic effect. Therefore, we recommend that patients with diabetic nephropathy can remember the above points, their condition have a good effect. If you still have problems, you can contact us by email: kidneyhospitalabroad@hotmail.com.

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