Nursing for Patients with Diabetic Nephropathy

Patients with diabetic nephropathy should pay more attention to the nursing care in the daily life. There are some nursing methods for patients with diabetic nephropathy.

Drink more water. Normal person should drink water about 1500 to 2000ml every day, which is good for metabolism and discharge of waste.

Limit the intake of protein properly. Choose high quality protein as possible as you can. Control the intake of foods rich in protein, which should be controlled between 0.6 to 0.8g/kg every day.

Control the intake of sugar properly. High blood sugar is easy to cause lesion of diabetic nephropathy.

It is very important for patients to control the blood pressure which should be controlled under 130/80mmhg. Don’t take medicine damaged to kidneys.

Give up smoking which is bad for health. Many diseases are related to smoking and may cause some complications, diabetic nephropathy is no exception. Smoking can worsen the disease, so patients should give up smoking.

Limit the intake of potassium.High potassium can affect heart rhythm, although you may not feel any symptoms. Choose fruits and vegetables that are low in potassium such as apples, canned apricots or nectar, berries, grape, grapefruit, honeydew melon. Avoid or eat only a very small portion of high potassium foods like fresh apricots, bananas, legumes sweet potatoes, vegetable juice and tomato products.