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* [[Screening]] for nephropathy in diabetes should begin at the time of diagnosis of [[type II diabetes mellitus]], since about 7% of patients may have damaged kidneys even in early stages of [[diabetes]]. | * [[Screening]] for nephropathy in diabetes should begin at the time of diagnosis of [[type II diabetes mellitus]], since about 7% of patients may have damaged kidneys even in early stages of [[diabetes]]. | ||
* Minute levels of [[albumin]] in the urine are not detectable with routine urine protein dipsticks. | * Minute levels of [[albumin]] ([[microalbuminuria]]) in the urine are not detectable with routine urine protein dipsticks. | ||
* | * The incidence of diabetic nephropathy may particularly increase in patients with poor glycemic control, [[systemic hypertension]] and [[hyperlipidemia]]. | ||
* If [[microalbuminuria]] is not present, the test must be repeated annually for both [[type I diabetes mellitus|type I]] and [[type II diabetes mellitus]] patients. | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aarti Narayan, M.B.B.S [2]
Overview
Microalbumin levels in the urine is an excellent tool to look for early damage to kidneys secondary to diabetes. Albumin is a protein found normally in the serum, but it gets completely absorbed from the renal tubules when it is filtered into the nephron from the glomerulus. Hence, a damaged nephron will not reabsorb the albumin filtered by the glomerulus and it appears in the urine.
Screening
- Screening for nephropathy in diabetes should begin at the time of diagnosis of type II diabetes mellitus, since about 7% of patients may have damaged kidneys even in early stages of diabetes.
- Minute levels of albumin (microalbuminuria) in the urine are not detectable with routine urine protein dipsticks.
- The incidence of diabetic nephropathy may particularly increase in patients with poor glycemic control, systemic hypertension and hyperlipidemia.
- If microalbuminuria is not present, the test must be repeated annually for both type I and type II diabetes mellitus patients.