DIABETES MELLITUS

CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE IS A DISEASE IN WHICH THERE IS GRADUAL LOSS OF KIDNEY FUNCTION OVER A PERIOD OF MONTHS TO YEARS. INITIALLY THERE ARE NO SYMPTOMS, LATER SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE WEAKNESS, LOSS OF APPETITE, FEELING TIRED, VOMITING, CONFUSION, FACIAL AND LEG SWELLING. COMPLICATIONS CAN BE INCREASED RISK OF HEART DISEASE, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, BONE DISEASE AND ANAEMIA.