Early Detection of Kidney Disease Crucial,Especially for Diabetics

In the health field,kidney diseases lead manny people down a difficult path. Generally, they do not have visible symptoms in the initial stages, so by the time they are diagnosed, many are quite advanced, which can cause meaningful harm to those affected.

José Luis Górriz, a nephrologist and professor of medicine at the University of Valencia, appeared on ‘UP3MEDIA’ to discuss type 2 diabetes, chronic kidney disease, and the importance of early detection-when these conditions are still in their very early stages.

“Chronic kidney disease does not show symptoms until very advanced stages. It occurs in both non-diabetic and diabetic pathologies. Initially, there are no symptoms, and it can only be detected through analytical data-a blood or urine test,” Górriz explained, then addressed the question: What comes frist, diabetes or chronic kidney disease?

“A patient with diabetes has a high chance of also having chronic kidney disease-about one in three. Type 2 diabetes is frequently enough a precursor to chronic kidney disease,” he stated, emphasizing its “silent character”: “It doesn’t make you think about it. the significant thing, and this is a crucial role for primary care doctors, is to catch it early.”

“There were no drugs that showed kidney improvement”

“guidelines recommend that any diabetic patient with five years of disease progression should have a blood and urine test annually,” he continued.