 My name is Dr. Satish Kumar R.M.M. I am consultant nephrologist and transplant physician at Manipaul Hospital, Millers Road Today I'd like to highlight about common causes and prevention of kidney diseases Diabetes and hypertension are the most common cause of kidney diseases There are many other causes of kidney diseases like autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease Reckon urine infection, chronic global nephritis, chronic interstitial nephritis But among all these conditions, diabetes is the most common cause of kidney diseases nowadays Because of uncontrolled diabetes, what happens is Patients start licking a lot of protein in urine and eventually if undirected, these things can lead to kidney failure This is known as diabetic nephropathy with chronic kidney disease. With timely intervention We can prevent chronic kidney disease with proper guidance and proper treatment The chronic kidney disease can be prevented Because of diabetes, before it involves the kidney, it affects the eyes. This is known as diabetic retinopathy So for everyone who has diabetes, we tell them to screen the retina every once a year to look for diabetic retinopathy And we ask them to check for protein leakage in the urine by doing a simple test every once in six months Along with urine test, we also advise them to check creatinine test So all diabetics, it's mandatory that they have to get their highest checkup done for retina once a year to do urine examination Once a year, at least, and do a creatinine test at least once in six months or once a year With proper checking like this, we can prevent kidney diseases Because once you develop kidney disease because of diabetes, it's a progressive and irreversible condition There are five stages in chronic kidney disease From stage one, eventually it progresses to stage five, leading to dialysis The treatment for chronic kidney disease stage five is dialysis or kidney transplantation Both treatment modalities are very expensive Hence the only way to prevent kidney disease is by prevention To prevent kidney diseases, we need to consult an aphrologist or physician regularly Check the urine examination and the creatinine test once a year