The general life expectancy of patients with diabetic nephropathy and the severity of the patient’s current kidney disease, as well as the treatment has a greater relationship with the patient, ranging from a few years to decades, and some of the early stage of the patient’s control is good, and even does not affect the normal life expectancy.
If the onset of microalbuminuria stage, at this time actively control the disease, microalbuminuria can be cured, the patient’s life expectancy can be up to several decades, and may even be little difference with normal people.
If the discovery has been in the uremia stage, most of the need for renal replacement therapy, but advanced diabetic nephropathy patients more combined with serious cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease, patients often live in a few years time.
Patients with diabetic nephropathy need to consult a regular hospital in time and standardize their treatment under the guidance of a physician.