Treatment to Swelling in Left Foot for Diabetic Nephropathy
Diabetic Nephropathy is also called diabetic kidney disease, and this disease occurs when kidneys are involved in diabetes. In this case, swelling in left foot, proteinuria, high blood pressure, high blood pressure, etc, also appear commonly in Diabetic Nephropathy. Today, we are here to talk about how to treat swelling in left foot for Diabetic Nephropathy patients.
Why do Diabetic Nephropathy patients have swelling in left foot?
Diabetes is characterized by high blood sugar that expands blood circulation in an inappropriate way and causes circulation problems in some regions. Left foot is just common region involved in diabetes, because of blood circulation problem. In this case, we call it peripheral edema.
Besides, kidney problem may also be the reason for this problem. When kidney filtering system is damaged, extra fluid will retain in the body and protein will leak from the kidneys into urine. Then, swelling appears easily.
Treatment to swelling in left foot for diabetic nephropathy
According to the causes, we give out the following suggestions to help manage this problem.
1. Exercise regularly: This is able to help control high blood pressure and high blood sugar, and it is good for improving bone and joint health in feet.
2. Massage: Massaging patients’ feet can help improve blood circulation in the feet, so swelling in feet caused by peripheral edema can be eased to some extent.
3. Elevate your legs: Elevation can help drain out excess fluid from leg surrounding tissues and boost blood circulation in feet.
4. Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy: This therapy is one systemic therapy that can not only repair damaged kidney cells but also improve circulation all over the body. Therefore, diabetic nephropathy can be reversed, if patients’ kidney function is still higher than 15%. Then, swelling in left foot can be managed from the root.
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