About Stage 2 of Chronic Kidney Disease

Chronic Kidney Disease can be abbreviated CKD. CKD has five stages. This article is to explain Stage2 CKD. If you are with CKD Stage 2 , you will have kidney damage with a mild decrease in your glomerular filtration rate (GFR) of 60-89 ml/min/1.73 m2. But there are usually no symptoms to indicate the kidneys are damaged,because kidneys do a good job even when they are not functioning at 100 percent. In CKD stage 2, most people do not know they have kidney problem. . And people may discover they are in Stage 2 CKD in these ways:
1)Higher than normal levels of creatinine or urea in the blood
2)2)Blood or protein in the urine
3)Evidence of kidney damage in an MRI , CT scan, ultrasound or contrast X-ray 4)A family history of PKD.
So patients with diabetes or hypertension should regularly to check kidney function. Once you have made sure you have Stage 2 CKD, I must give you some suggestions, it is recommended that people in Stage 2 CKD:
1) Eat a healthy diet for example, variety of grains, fresh fruits and vegetables
2) Keep your blood pressure at a healthy level
3) Keep your blood sugar or diabetes under control
4)Have regular checkups with your doctor and include a serum creatinine test to measure GFR
5)Take medicines as prescribed by your doctor
6)Exercise regularly 7)Stop smoking. These can not cure your kidney disease,but it at less slow down the damage.
If patients are active with medical treatment, Stage 2 CKD can be completely controlled. On the contrary it will be more serious every day and finally get into uremia. So patients must maintain a good attitude, which is very helpful for treatment.