how often should a diabetic get his/her kidney function tested?

Posted by sanjeev behura on Sat, Apr 9, 2011  
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Diabetic patients are more prone to develop kidney problem than non-diabetic patients. Also among all the causes of kidney failure, diabetes alone constitute almost 50% of the etiology of renal failure. Hence it is essential to prevent the development and retard the the progression of diabetic nephropathy. A diabetic should atleast get his routine urine examination and get serum urea and creatinine done every 6 months.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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    Thursday, April 14, 2011 prema

    Also get his blood pressure and eyes checked routinely.

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    Sunday, April 10, 2011 prema

    yes I agree totally with you but your should write a more elaborate piece on medindia. This kind of comment is more suitable for discussion forum.



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