1. Controlling blood sugar level
Increasing blood sugar can lead to fat cholesterol metabolism disorder, thicken renal capillary membrane and make it lose its function. The points of controlling blood sugar level contain calorie restriction, insisting on taking hypoglycemic drugs, avoiding factors which can cause glucose fluctuation such as rage and infection.
2. Limiting salt in the food
Diabetic nephropathy patients should eat something light to reduce workloads of kidney for protection. Daily salt intake need be limited to less than 7g. The water intake of patients suffering severe renal failure should be limited as well.
3. Reasonably limiting potassium and protein intake
Diabetic nephropathy patients may easily suffer from acidosis and hyperkalemia, which can lead to cardiac arrhythmia and hepatic coma, it is necessary to limit potassium and protein intake reasonably. Patients should be limited to 0.6~0.8 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight. Because vegetable protein will increase burden on the kidney due to it’s hard to absorb, digestible protein foods such as fish and lean meat are appropriate. Besides, protein is rich in potassium, when you limit protein intake, potassium is limited as well.
4. Fully intake of vitamin and microelement.
Patients with diabetic nephropathy should take in various kind of nutriment, especially vitamin B, vitamin C, zinc, calcium, iron, etc, which can protect kidney effectively.
The suggestions above can assist treatment of diabetic nephropathy, but the most important thing is following doctor's advice to get rid of the disease.
More details about diabetic nephropathy please refer to “How patients with diabetic kidney disease treat their disease?”
