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DEFINITION
Diabetic nephropathy (kidney disease caused by diabetes) has been defined on clinical grounds as persistent proteinuria (protein excretion in the urine entire 500 milligrams a day, or excretion of albumin in the urine of 300 milligrams in a day) in the urine of patients with diabetes who also have diabetic retinopathy (eye disease in patients with diabetes) but have no other kidney.

BACKGROUND

Diabetes mellitus type 1 and type 2 national and global level has become the leading cause of end stage renal disease, that is due to:

1. The increase in the prevalence (number of patients) in type 2 diabetes especially.
2. Patients with diabetes are living longer.
3. Patients with chronic renal failure due to diabetes mellitus are being accepted into dialysis programs / hemodialysis and kidney transplantation of which were previously excluded.

In patients with diabetes mellitus type 1 with 20 years of evolution, 50% of them develop diabetic nephropathy, and patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus only 10 to 20%. However, the great difference in prevalence (most common type 2) causes the majority of patients with diabetic nephropathy is secondary to type 2 diabetes mellitus.

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Good nutrition is a key to good health. This means making sure you regularly eat foods that contain many vitamins and minerals, like meals that are high in fat. You should drink milk every day to give your bones the calcium that strengthens. For most people foods that are high in fiber are a good option and almost everyone should eat more fruits and vegetables every day.

Do I need to change what I eat?
If you answer yes to any of the following questions, you may need to talk about nutrition with your doctor.

* Has your doctor talked with you about any medical problems or risk factor such as high blood pressure or high cholesterol?
* Did your doctor tell you that this condition could be improved by better nutrition?
* Are there family members who have cancer, heart disease or osteoporosis?
* Are you overweight or have gained weight over the years?
* Do you have questions about which foods you should eat or whether you should take vitamins?
* Do you think they would benefit from seeing a nutritionist? A nutritionist is a registered dietitian who specializes in nutrition counseling.

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