Symptoms of Kidney Disease in Diabetes

Diabetes is a disease that causes glucose (sugar) to build up in your blood. When too much glucose is in your blood it acts like a poison to your kidneys, damaging its nephrons (diabetic nephropathy or diabetes kidney disease). If you manage your blood glucose levels by keeping them down, you can delay or prevent this from happening.

Symptoms of Kidney Disease in Diabetes

Swelling or puffiness. This is called edema and can occur around the eyes, abdomen, legs, ankles, feet, and less often in other parts of the body.

Trouble urinating (either being unable to go, or going more than usual). Sometimes pain or burning can occur with urination. The urine could also be foamy, bloody or dark.

Fatigue, being unable to concentrate, or tiring easily.

Insomnia

Feeling "winded" or out of breath

Loss of appetite and/or a metallic taste in the mouth

Nausea or vomiting

Inability to keep warm

Dizziness

High blood pressure

Itching or rashes

Pain, mostly in legs and back, especially around the kidney area.