Diabetic nephropathy is one of the most common complications of diabetes. About 30% of patients with type 1 diabetes and 20% ~ 50% of patients with type 2 diabetes will develop diabetic nephropathy. In this article, Dr. Clove will count the crimes committed by hyperglycemia on the kidney. How does hyperglycemia hurt kidney? The kidney is the filtering factory of the body, which removes metabolic wastes from the body and leaves useful substances to ensure the normal operation of the body. Elevated blood sugar will destroy this stable filtration system and increase the burden on the renal filtration system. As mentioned earlier, the kidney is very [forbearing] and has strong compensatory ability. However, after several years of development, the filtration Read More …