genitourinary disorders
Diabetic Nephropathy
Symptoms and Signs of Diabetic Nephropathy
Diabetic nephropathy is asymptomatic in early stages. Sustained microalbuminuria is the earliest warning sign. Hypertension and some measure of dependent In later stages, patients may develop symptoms and signs of uremia (eg, nausea, vomiting, anorexia) earlier (ie, with higher glomerular filtration rate [GFR]) than do patients without diabetic nephropathy, possibly because the combination of end-organ damage due to diabetes (eg, neuropathy) and renal failure worsens symptoms. 