Diabetic nephropathy
Pontuch, P.
Bratislavske Lekarske Listy 101(10): 583-585
2000
ISSN/ISBN: 0006-9248 PMID: 11218952 Document Number: 525436
Low-protein diet decreases hyperfiltration and albuminuria, and slows down the decrease in glomerular filtration in diabetic patients with incipient diabetic nephropathy (DN). The patients with incipient DN are recommended to intake 0.6-0.8 g of proteins per kg of body weight with a sufficient amount of essential amino acids. A high occurrence of urologic infections was found in risk groups of diabetic patients, namely in those with ketoacidosis, urinary bladder dysfunction in urogenital forms of autoimmune neuropathy, and in pregnant diabetic patients. Each symptomatic infection of renal parenchyma and urinary tract should be urgently treated. The cases with relapses of urinary tract infection should be subdued to a long-term prophylactic antimicrobial treatment.