I have had type one for 60 years. I have begun to develop kidney disease. And more reactions. why?
Hello!
This is what I found on Healhline. “How does type 1 diabetes affect the kidneys and lead to kidney disease?Kidney disease may develop in people with diabetes when both nephrons and blood vessels in your kidneys get damaged from either high blood sugar (glucose) or high blood pressure.
Normally, the kidneys help filter waste products from blood and transfer them to urine.
High blood sugar from unmanaged type 1 diabetes can damage cells in the kidneys so they don’t filter as effectively as they should. This can cause you to lose protein in your urine. This is called microalbuminuria.
As kidney damage progresses, essential kidney functions such as filtering wastes from the body, decrease. This can cause a dangerous buildup of waste in your body.
While not everyone with type 1 diabetes will develop CKD, diabetes is considered the leading cause of CKD. It’s estimated that CKD affects 1 in 3 adultsTrusted Source who have diabetes.”
Hope this helps to answer your question. Let us know if you have any other questions. Keep fighting the good fight. Cindy Barton (Team Member)I have been fighting the diabetes battle with my body's *type one" since 1965) for nearly 60 years, and I just feel like I am losing. Lately my kidneys seem to be going. So I am trying to understand what is happening. And I have developed some very strange insulin reaction behaviors. Thank you for your clear explanation.
Hey I’m so sorry after all those years your kidneys are struggling. Has your doctor sent you to a nephrologist? Has anyone diagnosed you with CKD? If so what stage are they saying you are at? I don’t remember if you told me you are or are not seeing a certified renal dietitian. With your two conditions I would definitely check into getting with a certified renal dietitian. If you have none in your area there are a few on Facebook and Instagram who are really good. I’ve done some telemedicine/zoom with one of them and took an online course with another one. They have both helped me understand the plant based diet. Here is the one I did zoom meetings with. https://www.facebook.com/vitalkidneynutrition?mibextid=kFxxJD
Here is the other one. https://www.facebook.com/plantpoweredkidneys?mibextid=kFxxJD
I don’t get anything from these two for sharing their links I just believe in what they are teaching for kidney diets. They know their stuff. A lot of insurance companies will pay for a nutritionists/dietitians. Even Medicare does.
I hope you can get some help and in the process give your kidneys some help too.
Be blessed and fight hard. Cindy Barton (TM)
