In western countries, especially in the United States, diabetic nephropathy is the first cause of uremia, from which we can not only conclude that the incidence of diabetic nephropathy is high, but also conclude that diabetic nephropathy is difficult to treat, because the medical technology in the United States is not high. So, what are the characteristics of diabetic nephropathy? 1, diabetes causes target organ damage, in different people, the possible damage sites are not the same, that is, some people mainly damage the eyes and vision, some people first or more diabetic foot damage, some people first damage the kidneys. 2, diabetes causes kidney damage and clinical manifestations, generally takes more than 8-10 years, but, in the early stage of diabetic nephropathy and often no symptoms, so that patients are easy to ignore, so, as long as the diagnosis of diabetes, you must always prevent diabetic nephropathy, early prevention and treatment, can greatly delay the occurrence and development of diabetic nephropathy. 3, the clinical manifestations of diabetic nephropathy vary greatly, such as the appearance of severe edema, hypoproteinemia and other nephrotic syndrome-like manifestations, and some only mild to moderate proteinuria, while high creatinine, high blood pressure, anemia is the main.