Because the early symptoms of diabetes and high blood pressure are not obvious, patients may easily overlook them. However, if adequate monitoring and control is not achieved, long-term high blood pressure will damage the delicate blood vessels in the kidneys. Diabetics 'capillaries will gradually harden, destroying kidney function and leading to uremia.
以糖尿病、高血壓為例，由於早期症狀不明顯，病人很容易掉以輕心，但如果沒有做好衛教和控制，長期的高血壓會破壞腎臟的微細血管，糖尿病患的末稍微血管也會逐漸硬化，破壞腎臟功能，導致尿毒症。