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From: Frederick Williams on 2 Aug 2008 10:21 Here http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleId=565§ionId=9 I read "People with diabetes are recommended to have their kidney function tested every year." What functions are tested and how are the tests carried out? Tia. -- He is not here; but far away The noise of life begins again And ghastly thro' the drizzling rain On the bald street breaks the blank day.
From: Andy Hall on 2 Aug 2008 12:10 On 2008-08-02 15:21:26 +0100, Frederick Williams <frederick.williams2(a)tesco.net> said: > Here > http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleId=565§ionId=9 > I read "People with diabetes are recommended to have their kidney > function tested every year." What functions are tested and how are the > tests carried out? > > Tia. It's normally part of a set of blood tests that your GP surgery should be offering you every 6 or 12 months or perhaps more frequently. Part of it is to keep an eye out for any effects of drugs that you might be taking on liver and kidneys. There should also be tests for HbA1c and perhaps fasting blood glucose levels. So it's a trip to the doctor, see the lobotomist and give about three vials of blood to go to the path lab. Results will normally be back in a few days and you would either have a follow up appointment or they should print the results together with a commentary on reasonable ranges. I tend to check these for myself as well.
From: bgl on 2 Aug 2008 13:12 "Andy Hall" <andyh(a)hall.nospam> wrote in message news:489486da(a)qaanaaq... > On 2008-08-02 15:21:26 +0100, Frederick Williams > <frederick.williams2(a)tesco.net> said: > >> Here >> http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleId=565§ionId=9 >> I read "People with diabetes are recommended to have their kidney >> function tested every year." What functions are tested and how are the >> tests carried out? >> >> Tia. > > It's normally part of a set of blood tests that your GP surgery should be > offering you every 6 or 12 months or perhaps more frequently. > > Part of it is to keep an eye out for any effects of drugs that you might > be taking on liver and kidneys. > > There should also be tests for HbA1c and perhaps fasting blood glucose > levels. > > So it's a trip to the doctor, see the lobotomist I think you mean *phle-*botomist! aka The Vampire. > and give about three vials of blood to go to the path lab. Results will > normally be back in a few days and you would either have a follow up > appointment or they should print the results together with a commentary on > reasonable ranges. I tend to check these for myself as well. I also have at least yearly a urine microalbumin test and a general urine test. bj
From: Andy Hall on 2 Aug 2008 13:26 On 2008-08-02 18:12:38 +0100, "bgl" <bjones44(a)verizon.net> said: > "Andy Hall" <andyh(a)hall.nospam> wrote in message news:489486da(a)qaanaaq... >> On 2008-08-02 15:21:26 +0100, Frederick Williams >> <frederick.williams2(a)tesco.net> said: >> >>> Here >>> http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleId=565§ionId=9 >>> I read "People with diabetes are recommended to have their kidney >>> function tested every year." What functions are tested and how are the >>> tests carried out? >>> >>> Tia. >> >> It's normally part of a set of blood tests that your GP surgery should be >> offering you every 6 or 12 months or perhaps more frequently. >> >> Part of it is to keep an eye out for any effects of drugs that you might >> be taking on liver and kidneys. >> >> There should also be tests for HbA1c and perhaps fasting blood glucose >> levels. >> >> So it's a trip to the doctor, see the lobotomist > > I think you mean *phle-*botomist! aka The Vampire. You should see the one I visit. ;-) > >> and give about three vials of blood to go to the path lab. Results will >> normally be back in a few days and you would either have a follow up >> appointment or they should print the results together with a commentary on >> reasonable ranges. I tend to check these for myself as well. > > I also have at least yearly a urine microalbumin test and a general urine > test. > bj Yes I'd forgotten about those. Our GP surgery has recently been rebuilt. Adjacent to the nurses room in which the vampire operates, there is a special "specimen toilet". This has a small hatch in the wall to the nurses room such that patients (specifically old dears) don't have to wander the corridors clutching little jars of yellow liquid. I have to admit that I didn't have the guts to ask the nurse whether the same facility is used for post-vasectomy checks.
From: Tiger_Lily on 2 Aug 2008 16:18
Frederick Williams wrote: > Here > http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles/article.aspx?articleId=565§ionId=9 > I read "People with diabetes are recommended to have their kidney > function tested every year." What functions are tested and how are the > tests carried out? > > Tia. > it's your microalbumin and your creatinine that is checked this needs a pee sample (sometimes a 24 hour urine collection) for the microalbumin, and a tube of blood for the creatinine www.labtestsonline.org explains what each of the tests checks for -- kate type 1 since 1987 www.diabetic-chat.org www.diabetic-talk.org http://www.diabetes-support.org.uk/newly%20diagnosed.html |