Renal Disease Progression

Kidney disease from diabetes to develop requires many years. Some people experience hyperfiltration in the first few years of their diabetes. This means that the glomeruli actually function at a much higher capacity than normal. Once the damage starts, though, it continues.

As a person develops kidney disease, they will have a blood protein known as albumin that finally begins to flow into the urine in small amounts. At that time, the glomeruli are still working normally.

The relentless progression of the disease in spite of the removal of the original cause leads to more protein passing into the urine and the glomeruli begin to systematically fail as the filtering function begins to deteriorate. Waste is kept in the blood causing the filtration failure. As a result, the kidneys cease to function.

To your health,
Alma