strategies for fighting diabetes are pretty much the same as the strategies for fighting diabetic kidney disease. doctors and patients try to keep the blood sugar levels and blood pressure levels in excellent control because high glucose and/or blood pressure can accelerate the damage. an eating and exercise strategy designed to reverse the diabetes as much as possible is a top priority for slowing the kidney damage. this would involve losing as much excess body fat as possible and keeping your muscles heart and lungs in shape via cardio and resistance exercise. there are many good eating strategies. avoiding excess starch sugar and animal fat are the top priorities in my view. avoiding excess salt and protein may also slow the kidney disease. . a good way to follow the kidney disease progression or slowing is via the urine protein levels as well as the "glomerular filtration rate" (gfr) test.
i am a type 2 diabetic and my kidneys are in the beginning stages of breakdown. how can i slow that process?