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I'm sorry you have developed Diabetes. It's at epidemic levels. However, it can be reversed if you: lose weight, exercise, eat correctly (limiting simple sugars), take your meds, and check your blood sugar on a regular basis. You MUST change your lifestyle.
Yes, your kidneys can fail, which is why you MUST adhere to a strict life style to keep it under control. Diabetes seems to run in families and targets certain populations more than others. Other serious complications from Diabetes can occur as well.
Diabetic kidney disease takes many years to develop. In some people, the filtering function of the kidneys is actually higher than normal in the first few years of their diabetes.
Over several years, people who are developing kidney disease will have small amounts of the blood protein albumin begin to leak into their urine. This first stage of kidney disease is called micro-albuminuria. The kidney’s filtration function usually remains normal during this period.
As the disease progresses, more albumin leaks into the urine. This stage may be called macro-albuminuria or proteinuria. As the amount of albumin in the urine increases, the kidneys’ filtering function usually begins to drop. The body retains various wastes as filtration falls. As kidney damage develops, blood pressure often rises as well.
Overall, kidney damage rarely occurs in the first 10 years of diabetes, and usually 15 to 25 years will pass before kidney failure occurs. For people who live with diabetes for more than 25 years without any signs of kidney failure, the risk of ever developing it decreases.
The doctor is retesting you to see if you need to be on dialysis to eliminate the waste in your blood the kidneys are not removing.
I hope this helps. Take care my friend.
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