How Diabetes Causes Renal Disease

When the kidneys are functioning properly, the glomeruli (any cluster or structure of blood vessels or nerves; especially any of the tiny clusters of capillaries in the kidney which act as filters, initiating the formation of urine) keep the proteins inside of your blood.

Protein is essential for a variety of functions within your body and are required for keeping you healthy. If the blood sugar is not maintained in the normal range, it can lead to conditions of high or low blood sugar. The high concentration of glucose in the blood caused by diabetes damages the glomeruli. When damage, they can’t maintain the protein in the body and it leaks into the urine from the kidneys.

Once the kidneys are damaged they can no longer work properly, thus not cleansing the body wastes that it should. When this occurs, the waste, water and toxic substances build up in the blood stream instead of being expelled in the urine. If these persist, the damage will get worse and the kidneys eventually fail.

To Your Health,
Alma