THE PHARMACIST : Stop your kidneys from falling ill
Too much glucose in your blood can damage the tiny filters in the kidneys due to diabetes. PHOTO | FILE
What you need to know:
The kidney plays an important role of filtering your blood and removing waste products and extra fluid from the body in the form of urine.
Hence, when there is loss of kidney function, there is build up of fluids, wastes and toxic substance in the body. This leads to development of complications like high blood pressure, anaemia, weak bones, poor nutritional health and nerve damage.