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What Does Microalbumin Level Of 400 In Urine Mean?

Hi, may I answer your health queries right now ? Please type your query here...Hello my dad is a chronic alcohlic & smoker.He has been diagnosed with diabetes and hypertension from last 5years.His microalbumin levels in urine in the month of oct2010 was70 and march 2011 is 400.What does it indicate?
Thu, 20 Nov 2014
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Dear friend, microalbuminuria indicates excretion of small amount of albumin between 30 to 300 mg/day ... less than 30 is normal ... Dear friend it is an early indication of nephropahy (kidney damage) please meet your treating doctor soon and get the treatment some drugs like ACE inhibitors/ARBs will halt the progress and also sometimes reverse the damages in kidneys... so please do not delay .. check the HbA1c levels i think the glucose levels are not properly controlled over time must look in to the dose or changing the treatment... with proper lifestyle changes along with regular medications it is possible to keep the problems under control ... thank you please do contact me if needed ...
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What Does Microalbumin Level Of 400 In Urine Mean?

Dear friend, microalbuminuria indicates excretion of small amount of albumin between 30 to 300 mg/day ... less than 30 is normal ... Dear friend it is an early indication of nephropahy (kidney damage) please meet your treating doctor soon and get the treatment some drugs like ACE inhibitors/ARBs will halt the progress and also sometimes reverse the damages in kidneys... so please do not delay .. check the HbA1c levels i think the glucose levels are not properly controlled over time must look in to the dose or changing the treatment... with proper lifestyle changes along with regular medications it is possible to keep the problems under control ... thank you please do contact me if needed ...