After months of intrusive tests following multiple infections, my daughter was diagnosed with mild nephropathy a few years ago at the age of about 8 or 9, and then diagnosed with type 1 Diabetes a few months ago (at the age of 13). After the "mild nephropathy" diagnosis, she went to a specialist every year for a few years to check on the kidney damage, and it didn't change (ie didn't get worse), so they said she didn't need to keep going back.
Should I push for her kidneys to be checked again soon (ie at the next endo appointment or make an appointment with the GP for a referral to a kidney specialist) or wait until it would "normally" be checked, a couple of years after diabetes diagnosis?
Has anyone else had nephropathy before diabetes?