Kidney Disease: Favorable and Side Effects of Ketosteril

Ketosteril is commonly used by the patients with Chronic Renal Insufficiency along with GFR below 25ml/min. It has favorable effects in lowering creatinine and urea and relieving symptoms. However, Ketosteril also brings obvious side effects to patients with Chronic Renal Insufficiency.
Favorable effects of Ketosteril on patients with Chronic Renal Insufficiency
☆ Ketosteril can increase the supplement of necessary amino acid and reduce the intake of amino nitrogen. It can utilize the nitrogen in unnecessary amino nitrogen to convert to amino acid so as to decline the synthesis of urea and accumulation of uremic toxins. Therefore, Ketosteril can keep the patients' protein needs even if they reduce the protein in their diet.
☆ When the patients take Ketosteril, they need to keep low non-animal protein intake which can reduce the phosphorus. Meanwhile, Ketosteril also contain calcium. Therefore, Ketosteril can correct the metabolic disorder of phosphorus and calcium. In addition, Ketosteril can produce insoluble calcium- phosphate which can prevent the absorption of phosphorus.
☆ Ketosteril along with low protein intake can correct the carbohydrate metabolism disorder. It can reduce insulin resistance, increase energy and relieve hyperinsulinemia. Therefore, Ketosteril is quit suitable for the patients with Chronic Renal Insufficiency, especially those caused by type 2 Diabetes.
☆ Ketosteril can correct lipid metabolism disorder and improve endocrinopathy.
Side effects of Ketosteril on patients with Chronic Renal Insufficiency
☆ As mentioned above, taking Ketosteril needs the patients to limit the animal protein intake strictly so it can reduce the sources of phosphorus from foods. Also it can restrain the absorption of phosphorus by intestinal tract. Therefore, it is very likely to cause the calcium in blood to rise thus resulting in hypercalcemia which can cause multiple systems like digestive system, urinary system and renal tubule etc. If hypercalcemia occurs, the patients are recommended to reduce vitamin D supplement. If the blood calcium level keeps high persistently, they should reduce Ketosteril dosage and other substance with calcium. Therefore, it is very essential for the patients to measure their blood calcium level regularly.
☆ In Chronic Renal Insufficiency, the high levels of metabolic products like creatinine, urea etc are caused by the decreased renal excretion function. As the kidneys are impaired, they can not function well as before. However, Ketosteril can restrain the urea production so as to decline levels of creatinine and BUN. However, it can not restore the impaired kidneys at all. With the further deterioration of renal function, more and more metabolic wastes will build up in body. If so, the creatinine and BUN levels will increase again and Ketosteril will not be effective in controlling their levels.
Therefore, Ketosteril can not treat Chronic Renal Insufficiency from its underlying causes. What the patients primarily should do is to repair their kidneys.