what do they mean when they say high pressure in the kidneys?
I was diagnosed with Diabetes, and prescribed Lisinopril, then the Dr. said I was spilling protine in my urine, now they say the lisiinopril was ordered because I have high pressure in my kidneys?
Hello Candace,
From what you have described, it seem like it is not only that you have just high blood pressure in your kidneys, but throughout your body.
High blood pressure effects blood vessels in all parts of the body. Depending on what organs these vessels supply, high blood pressure can contribute to many different diseases. For example, high blood pressure in the heart causes injury to the coronary arteries (those that supply the heart), in return plaques form that constrict the amount of blood flow available to the heart. Your heart itself needs blood, of course, to pump blood effectively to the rest of your body!
The kidney is responsible for filtering the blood and ridding the body of waste products. When you have high blood pressure, the kidney not only does a poor job of getting rid of waste products, but it in effect forces out substances from you blood that are needed (like the protein you doctor told you about). This is complicated by your diabetes, which further affects the part of your kidney that filters your blood (called the glomerulus). Note that diabetes, like high blood pressure, effects you entire body. This fact is why doctors are so concerned about keeping your blood sugar in the normal range (about 80-120)!
The lisinopril (a medication from the ACE inhibitor class) you take, not only reduces blood pressure throughout your body, but it works especially well in the kidney, helping to better filter the blood.
Hope this helps!
To you health,
Neil MD
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