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Updated · India TV News · Aug 11

8 in 10 Indians May Have Hypertension or Diabetes Unknowingly, Raising Screening Alarm

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Updated · India TV News · Aug 11

8 in 10 Indians May Have Hypertension or Diabetes Unknowingly, Raising Screening Alarm

Q: Why might losing up to 70 percent of your kidney function feel completely normal until it is too late to reverse the damage?

Because the kidneys have a large “functional reserve,” they can keep the body balanced even after major damage. The remaining healthy filtering units work harder and compensate for the loss, so waste, fluid and salt may still stay near normal levels for a long time. That is why someone can lose roughly 60 to 70 percent of kidney function and still feel completely well. This is especially dangerous in people with diabetes and hypertension, which often damage the kidneys slowly and silently over years. Early chronic kidney disease usually causes no clear symptoms, and the symptoms that do appear later — tiredness, mild swelling, changes in urination — are vague and easily blamed on stress, ageing or poor sleep. By the time symptoms become obvious, kidney function may already have fallen below about 60 percent, when damage is often advanced and not fully reversible. At that stage, toxin buildup, anemia, fluid retention and electrolyte imbalance begin to show up more clearly, and the risks of heart disease, kidney failure, dialysis and death rise sharply. That is why doctors stress screening rather than waiting for symptoms. For people with diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, family history, or age above 30 to 40, regular blood pressure checks, blood sugar tests, serum creatinine with eGFR, and urine albumin testing can detect kidney injury early enough to slow or sometimes halt progression.

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Nearly 8 in 10 Indians may have hypertension, diabetes or prediabetes without knowing it, as the conditions often develop without obvious symptoms.
Lack of exercise, poor diet, obesity, chronic stress, inadequate sleep, smoking and drinking are driving the rise, while modern work patterns are also putting younger adults at risk.
Untreated high blood pressure and blood sugar can damage the heart, kidneys, brain and eyes, leading to heart attack, stroke, kidney disease and vision loss.
Adults over 30, people with a family history, those who are overweight and people with unhealthy lifestyles should get regular blood pressure and blood sugar checks for earlier diagnosis and lifestyle changes.

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