Do you know the diet for Diabetic nephropathy patients with dialysis? As we know, high blood pressure and diabetes are the most two common leading causes of kidney disease. When diabetes cause kidney damage, the disease is called diabetic nephropathy. The diabetic nephropathy will cause kidney failure, and even cause end stage kidney failure. When diabetic patients develop into end stage kidney failure, they will need to have dialysis to relieve their illness.
In fact, in the early period of Diabetic Nephropathy, it is very important for the patients to alleviate their renal injury and prevent their disease from developing into End Stage Renal Failure. In the prevention of Diabetes, diet plays an important role.
1. Low-protein diet: After we eat foods with proteins, the proteins will convert into urea when they are dissolved by liver. Therefore, in order to alleviate the burden to kidneys, the patients with Diabetic Nephropathy should keep a low-protein diet.
2. Supply essential amino-acid: Amino-acid is the essential unit of protein. We must obtain essential amino-acid from foods. However, the patients with Diabetic Nephropathy have to limit their protein intake, which is very likely to lead to malnutrition for the patients themselves. Therefore, in order to guarantee sufficient nutrition supplement, the patients have to keep proper essential amino-acid intake.
3. Salt intake: If the patients with Diabetes do not have any symptom, generally speaking, they need not to keep a strict limitation on their salt intake and can keep salt intake within 6 grams. However, if they are complicated with high blood pressure and edema, they should limit their salt intake within 3~5 grams per day.
If you have diagnosed with Diabetes or Diabetic Nephropathy, or have any confusions, feel free to ask our doctor on line. We’re here to help!
