In the early stage of diabetic nephropathy, patients may not have any symptoms, and in the later stage, they gradually develop edema, increased foam in urine, and even fatigue, dyspnea, and inability to lie down at night.
In the early stage of diabetic nephropathy, there is only a small amount of proteinuria, at this time, patients may not have any symptoms. With the gradual progression of the disease, the patient will have a large amount of proteinuria, which is manifested as increased foam in the urine, and a large amount of proteinuria leads to hypoproteinemia, which can cause edema, and in more serious cases, patients can have difficulty in breathing, can not lie down at night, and even cough up pink sputum and other signs of acute cardiac failure.
If diabetic nephropathy lasts for a long time, there will be various complications, such as renal anemia, electrolyte disorders, etc., which will be manifested by atypical symptoms such as fatigue and mental depression.
It is not possible to judge whether it is diabetic nephropathy based on whether there are symptoms, at this time, it is necessary to improve the urine microalbumin creatinine ratio and other related tests, or even carry out a renal puncture biopsy to confirm the diagnosis, it is recommended that the patient go to the hospital in a timely manner, and under the guidance of a professional physician treatment.