Special Test to Diagnose Affected Kidneys in Diabetes
The routine tests--blood test and urine test--is a basis diagnosis of diabetes and diabetic nephropathy. Special tests for diabetes helps to find the early damages of your affected kidneys, even you feel no symptoms at all. In addition, special tests can help to find how severe the affected kidneys are and figure out the right treatment methods for personalized conditions.
Immune test
In clinic, diabetes is an immune-related disorder. The test helps determine:
- whether the kidneys are affected?
- is glomerulus or renal tubule damaged?
- how severe the affected kidneys are?
- how allergic is the patient to the medicine?
For example:
Urine total protein, urine micro-albumin and urine IgG is used to test the severity and area of damaged kidney tissues, as well as the allergy to medicine.
Urine Micro albumin-α1 is used to find out the affected glomerulus and renal tubules.
Urine GGT and urine NAG is utilized to measure the inflammation in renal tubules.
Urine osmotic pressure helps find the reabsorption function of renal tubules.
Blood toxins test
Kidneys work to remove the waste products in the blood. When your kidneys are affected, various toxins will build up in blood. Blood toxins tests help:
- figure out the toxins build-up in blood
- manage your doctor to find the right ways to remove the relevant toxins.
Different toxins have different sizes and reflects different medical condition, as well as requires different treatment methods.
For example:
Urine BUN, creatinine, uric acid are small sized toxins;
Micro Albumin-Β2, SCys-C are middle sized toxins; And these middle sized toxins can lead to renal bone disease, amyloidosis, heart problem. Detection on these toxins can improve the prognosis of Diabetic Nephropathy and prevent complications.
As the name implies, routine tests only give you a general info on your condition. And special tests help find more special conditions that may help you find a better guideline on your life and treatment.
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