How can I prevent diabetes kidney problems?

• Keep your blood sugar as close to normal as you can. Ask your doctor what blood sugar numbers are healthy for you.
  
  
• Keep your blood pressure below 130/85 to help prevent kidney damage. Blood pressure is written with two numbers separated by a slash. For example: 120/70.
  
  Ask your doctor what numbers are best for you. If you take blood pressure pills, take them as your doctor tells you. Keeping your blood pressure under control will also slow damage to your eyes, heart, and blood vessels.
  
  
  Keep your blood pressure below 130/85
  
  
• Follow the healthy eating plan you work out with your doctor or dietitian. Change your meal plan as your doctor and dietitian suggest. They might suggest you eat less protein, sodium, and potassium.
  
  
• Have your kidneys checked at least once a year by having your urine tested for small amounts of protein.
  
  
• Have any other kidney tests that your doctor thinks you need.
  
  
• See a doctor for bladder or kidney infections right away. You may have an infection if you have these symptoms:
  
  
  • Pain or burning when you urinate
  • Frequent urge to go to the bathroom
  • Urine that looks cloudy or reddish
  • Fever or a shaky feeling
  • Pain in your back or on your side below your ribs.