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Diabetic Nephropathy

Diabetes nephropathy, also called diabetic kidney disease, is a condition that is caused by high glucose levels in the blood, resulting in damage to the kidneys. It disturbs the normal functions of the kidneys. In early stages of this condition, there is shortness of breath, increased urination, nausea, vomiting, and proteinuria (protein in the urine).

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Can intake of diabetic medicine increase creatinine levels?

Query: Hello doctor, My aunt is 44 years old. Her reports are plasma glucose is 119 mg/dL, blood urea is 61 mg/dL and serum creatinine is 3.0 mg/dL. Doctor has told that, the medicine she has been taking for sugar is affecting her kidney. Please provide some advice. Thank you.  Read Full »


Dr. Mhetras Ganesh Nagesh

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I would like to know whether your aunt is a long-standing diabetes patient. Diabetes mellitus is a condition where ones sugar level is higher than normal and need to take medicines to bring to normalcy. If she has been a long-standing diabetes patient kidneys can get af...  Read Full »

Does neglecting diabetes medication impact my kidneys?

Query: Hello doctor, I am a 48-year-old male. My urine microalbumin quat is 199 mg/dL, creatinine 69 mg./dL and glycosylated hemoglobin 9.6 %. The doctor told me that now my kidney is affected. I am not taking medicines to control diabetes for seven years. Only by diet and walk, I have been controlling my ...  Read Full »


Dr. Suneetha B S

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. It is very important not to worry, and to take the correct steps towards achieving better health with diabetes. Since your glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) is 9.6, your sugar level has definitely not been under control for a long time now. S...  Read Full »

My M2-PK is 150. Does it indicate cancer in me?

Query: Hello doctor, My M2-PK is 150. Does it mean that I have cancer? There was no pain, just a regular checkup. Kindly help.  Read Full »


Dr. Sagar Ramesh Makode

Answer: Hello, Welcome to iclinic.com. No, it does not imply cancer alone. Many healthy people, as well as patients with other non-cancerous diseases like rheumatic diseases, diabetic nephropathy, chronic heart diseases, inflammatory bowel disease, pancreatitis, sepsis, may have elevated levels. So there ...  Read Full »

Is it normal to have burning sensation in feet with high sugar levels?

Query: Hi doctor, My mother is having leg cramps from the past two to three months. And now from the past two weeks, she is complaining about feet sole pain and burning sensation which is almost intolerable. We got a few blood tests done as advised by our family doctor as per which two tests are worryin...  Read Full »


Dr. Prathish Kumar

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I went through the history and mentioned investigations (attachment removed to protect patient identity). Fasting blood sugar 129 mg/dL is something to worry about because it is in the diabetic range. I will be happy to help you better if you can upload all the inve...  Read Full »

Can you please suggest how to improve my father's urine output after a brain stroke?

Query: Hello doctor, My 70 years old father had a brain stroke, and he has been operated thrice since then, including VP shunt. He is diabetic, and his condition has not improved yet. He is in the ICU, and his urine output has decreased to 2 tbsp.per hour. They performed dialysis two days back, but there i...  Read Full »


Dr. Prathap

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. It is an acute renal failure with underlying chronic diabetic kidney disease. It is very common in patients with diabetic kidney disease to go to acute failure. The prognosis is usually bad, and the choice of treatment is dialysis. Consult your treating nephrologist and...  Read Full »

Can hypercoagulability occur with elevated globulin level?

Query: Hi doctor, My father is a 70-year-old male with BPH and well-controlled type-2 diabetes. He has been fatigued for six weeks. He was found three weeks ago to have mild anemia (Hb-12 gm/dL) and macrocytosis with a mildly low Vitamin B12. He started Vitamin B12 but had a slow progression of fatigue and...  Read Full »


Dr. Goswami Parth Rajendragiri

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Following is my opinion for your asked question. We cannot say multiple myeloma conclusively just now. Impaired kidney function also can cause anemia, fatigue, and low platelet count. Diabetes could have produced such renal dysfunction. However, serum immunofixatio...  Read Full »

How is an increase in creatinine level significant in a diabetic patient?

Query: Hello doctor, I am a 56 year old male. I was told that my creatinine level is 2.3 after my last HbA1c. I am type 2 diabetic. I am now on Atkins diet to reduce dramatically lower carbohydrates. What is the significance of increased creatinine level? What is considered as a critical level? Please expl...  Read Full »


Dr. Anshul Varshney

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. We are here to help you. A rise in serum creatinine level in a diabetic person towards the development of diabetic nephropathy. Yes, increased serum creatinine requires alarming as this can further progress into end-stage renal disease.To further evaluate your condition,...  Read Full »

Are my kidneys damaged if I have high uric acid and albumin levels?

Query: Hello doctor, I am a 44-year-old male with a BMI of 26. During a recent health checkup of blood and urine, the following readings were observed. I have mentioned only the ones who have the higher readings. Protein 1+ detected in dipstick, serum uric acid at 9.2 mg/dL, MPV at 12.5 fL, FBS at 112 mg/d...  Read Full »


Dr. Khant Shahil Ramesh Bhai

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com.I have seen all your reports (attachment removed to protect patient identity). The main problem is with the serum lipid profile which is HDL (high-density lipoprotein), LDH (lactate dehydrogenase), cholesterol, serum uric acid, urine albumin-creatinine ratio which is 3...  Read Full »

Why did my husband have five episodes of hypoglycemia today?

Query: Hi doctor, My husband has type 1 diabetes. He has had no Insulin today but has had five hypos today, and his sugar levels are dropping again. He had his regular food all day, drank juice and cans of coke. He has not done anything different to any other day and also has not been stressed either. He ...  Read Full »


Dr. Swaraj Waddankeri

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. 1. How long has he had diabetes? 2. When you say hypo, what were his sugars? 3. What is the dose of insulin that he is taking?   Read Full »

My creatinine level is 2.0. Which is the best medication?

Query: Hello doctor, My creatinine level is 2.0. What is the best medication?  Read Full »


Dr. Rajesh Deshwal

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. This indicates diabetic nephropathy (attachment removed to protect patient identity). It means your kidneys have been affected by the long standing diabetes and you need to avoid drugs which are primarily metabolized and excreted via kidneys. Metformin should be avoided...  Read Full »

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