It is a necessity to undergo dialysis for Diabetic Nephropathy patients at
the stage of ESRD in order to keep living. There are two types of dialysis, that
is, Hemodialysis and Peritoneal dialysis, both of which have their own advantage
and disadvantage. What kind of dialysis you should take dependents on your
doctor who can give a better suggestion according to your condition. The
following is the advantages and disadvantages of the two kinds of dialysis.
1. Hemodialysis: There are some disadvantages of Hemodialysis for patients
with Diabetic Nephropathy.
Since it is common for patients with Diabetic Nephropathy to have high blood
pressure, the change of Haemodynamics due to Hemodialysis is more likely to
induce heart cerebrovascular disease.
For people with Diabetic Nephropathy usually have retinopathy, heparin used
in the dialysis process can induce subhyaloid hemorrhage, resulting in going
blind.
Because of high clean rate of Urea nitrogen, it is much easier to have
dialysis disequilibrium syndrome for some patients who will have symptoms like
being sleepy, weak, and nausea after being on dialysis.
2. Peritoneal dialysis: Here are the disadvantages of Peritoneal dialysis for
patients with Diabetic Nephropathy.
Intraperitoneal infection can more easily appear in patient for their poor
physical resistance.
Diabetic Nephropathy patients have poor nutrition which can be aggravated by
the loss of protein due to Peritoneal dialysis fluid.
Glucose in peritoneal dialysis fluid can be absorbed, which gives rise to
raising the blood pressure. So people must regulate the dose of insulin
according to the level of blood sugar. Low blood sugar and Hyperosmotic coma
will occur under poor regulate.
The above is only the disadvantages of the two types of dialysis. The
advantage of Homedialysis is that it has no the disadvantage of Peritoneal
dialysis, the condition of which is the same to Peritoneal dialysis.
Is it feasible to do a kidney transplant for people with Diabetic
Nephropathy?
It is feasible to do a kidney transplant for patient. A successful kidney
transplant will provide a better life and higher survival rate than dialysis.
But There are advantages of kidneys transplant for people. For instance, after
the kidney transplant surgery, Glucocorticoid is needed to prevent the injection
that will aggravate Diabetes. And also there is a high incidence of
Cardio-cerebrovascular complications. Patients also know that kidney transplant
still can cause Diabetic Nephropathy before making a decision to do kidney
transplant.
3. Stem Cell Transplant for Diabetic Nephropathy.
Compared with the approaches for Diabetic Nephropathy, stem cell transplant
has its advantages on treating Diabetic Nephropathy. Stem cells are a class of
cells which have the ability to self-renew and differentiate tissue-cells and
organ-cells to repair and replace the worn or damaged cells. Transplanted into
body, stem cells will move to the damaged part of kidney to regenerate kidney
intrinsic cells and recover kidney function. Above all Stem Cell Transplant has
no side effects or injection. It is a process to infuse the stem cells into body
not by operating, so there is no harm to body. It is simple, painless, and
quick. As the advanced technology, Stem Cell Transplant is believed to have a
great promise to change the treatment of human disease. In many cases, it has
good effect on Diabetic Nephropathy.
The above is about approaches of Diabetic Nephropathy. If you have any
question about Diabetic Nephropathy or Stem Cell Transplant, you can consult the
experts online for more information. Or you can send email to us. We are glad to
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