Hello, my father is a diabetes and he did not took the tablets for 20 days due to poor appetite. We checked the blood and urine and the doctor told us that both his kidney is not working and need a dialysis. I would like to know whether it is acute or chronic kindney failure.
HelloThanks for query. Your father is known diabetic and has been on oral anti-diabetic medication. Diabetic nephropathy is a known complication in patients with long term sequel of diabetes. Involvement of kidneys in a diabetes is very slow progressive process and takes years to be detected and develop clinical manifestation, It is a Chronic renal failure and needs to be evaluated. Please consult qualified Nephrologist for clinical examination and get following basic tests done to confirm the diagnosis.1) Urine routine and culture.2) Ultrasound scanning of abdomen and pelvis3) Renal function tests. Further treatment as regards need for dialysis will be decided on result of these tests and serum creatinine levels. Chat Doctor.