I have juvenile diabetes and My kidney leaks protein in the urine. I am on avapro and it can heal itself but how long do you think it would take for it to heal? i also need to know what can happen if you get pregnant with that condition?
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I have juvenile diabetes and My kidney leaks protein in the urine. I am on avapro and it can heal itself but how long do you think it would take for it to heal? i also need to know what can happen if you get pregnant with that condition?
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Points to Remember
Proteinuria is a condition in which urine contains an abnormal amount of protein.
The term albuminuria is also often used because some tests measure this protein specifically and it is the major type of protein in the urine.
Proteinuria may be a sign that your kidneys are damaged and that you are at risk for end-stage renal disease.
Several health organizations recommend that people be regularly checked for proteinuria so that kidney disease can be detected and treated before it progresses.
Groups at risk for proteinuria and kidney failure include African Americans, American Indians, Hispanic/Latinos, Pacific Islander Americans, people who have diabetes or hypertension, and people who have a family history of kidney disease.
You may have proteinuria without noticing any signs or symptoms. Testing is the only way to find out how much protein you have in your urine.
If you have diabetes or hypertension, or both, the first goal of treatment will be to control your blood glucose and blood pressure.
Pregnant women are routinely tested for protein in the urine during prenatal visits to the healthcare provider. Protein in the urine during pregnancy can indicate preeclampsia, a serious condition that can cause high blood pressure in the mother
The "leaking" of protein is the sign of kidney damage. Whether it will heal or not is determined by how much damage has been done. How long it will take will be determined by how well you control your blood sugars.
You need to visit a Nephrologist who will do a simple blood tests to determine your GFR (Glomerular Filtration Rate) which is a measure of how well your kidneys are functioning. [See http://www.kidney.org
Based on that information, you should then check with your Obstetrician or Gynecologist to advise you concerning the safety of pregnancy, especially while taking avapro.
I had microalbuminuria about 6 years ago, and then I went on a pump. I was already tightly controlled, but it helped me get off the "rollercoaster" and really stabilized me. Within about a year the microalbuminuria was gone, and no problems with it since. Good luck…it’s hard once those "little things" start showing up. My eye doc told me the other day he sees signs of diabetes for the first time, so that was scary. I’m not sure how microalbuminuria affects pregnancy risk.
high glucose level in blood cause it to attach with protiens in the kidney leading to kidney damage which cause protienuria.