Blood and urine tests are vital to the diagnosis, monitoring and management of diabetes. This is true whether you have type 1 diabetes, caused by the body's inability to make insulin, type 2 diabetes, arising from the body's inability to use...
Diabetes is a serious disease that affects the body's ability to produce or properly manufacture insulin throughout the body and into the bloodstream. It is a serious endocrine disorder that affects more than 23.6 million adults and children in...
Food allergies present a great challenge to individuals with these conditions. You must screen all foods and beverages you consume, especially in cases where reactions are severe. A study by the Institute for Healthcare Studies in Chicago,...
Acute renal failure, also called acute kidney failure, is a sudden loss of kidney function that results in an inability of the kidneys to filter wastes without losing electrolytes. This is a very serious condition that can lead to the need for...
Taken together, high levels of serum potassium, serum creatinine and urine protein, also called microalbumin, are consistent with advanced kidney disease. All these tests are routinely performed on patients with chronic kidney disease. The results...
Healthy kidneys filter waste product from your blood and send it out of your body via urine. Albumin, a protein normally found in blood, helps move particles through your blood vessels and protects them from leaking fluid into your tissues. If...
