A urine sample is a random urine test for proteins that indicates the Albumin to Creatinine ratio.
Strongly recommended that everyone with diabetes between 12 and 70 years of age have a urine test for albumin at least once a year.
Albumin is a protein found in the body. It is the most abundant protein in human blood plasma. This protein is produced in the liver and constitutes around half of the total blood serum protein.
Creatinine is a break-down product of creatine phosphate found in muscles of the body. Everyone has creatinine in their bloodstream. Ranges of acceptable depend on sex, body size, age and race.
Albumin to Creatinine Ratio (ACR) is a very important ratio that measures kidney function. It is key, those with diabetes have regular albumin tests.
Beets can produce beeturia, which is when urine becomes tinted pink or red from eating beets or drinking beet juice.
Carrots can turn urine (and your skin) orange! It's the vitamin beta-carotene in carrots that's responsible for the colour change.
Fava beans are among the foods most likely to affect urine colour by turning it brownish.
For some the odour asparagus can cause, is enough not to eat it. Asparagus can also make your urine turn a greenish colour.
A simple Blood Urine Nitrogen (BUN) Test measures the amount of urea nitrogen found in blood.
There are a variety of imaging options that can be used to determine kidney function.
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