My mom is 64 years old and recently she has done urine test and it showed she has traces of albumin in her urine , 2 months back she has done urine test but during that time no traces of albumin were shown.My mom has diabetes but its under control also she has blood pressure but she is taking medicine for that as well.We went to the doctore 3 months back beacuse she is having some problem with her digestive system.The doctor said its because of gastric and he prescribed some medicine for her which she is still taking.The blood test was done and it showed she has anaemia and for that the doctor suggested to take iron tablets for 3 months.When 3 months back the urine test was done no traces of albumin was found but on the 2nd test traces showed.My concern is that is it due to the medicines and if anyone has traces of albumin in urine does that mean the kidney is affected ?Please reply me . I am very much concerned.- Annie
Hi traces of albumin in urine is not a danger sign. It could be due to stress, fever,exercise etc. But as she is diabetic, there is chance of damage to kidney. If urine albumin is more than 1 persistently, it is a very early hint of diabetes related kidney disease development. Hence, you should check urine albumin at least once in 6 months. All the best. If you have any questions feel free to contact me.