Protein leakage test

[shaun8]

Hey CKD'ers. So just wanna know which test shows protein leakage as my neph said had leakage but my albumin is in correct range.

Thank ya

[orangecity41 NKF Ambassador]

Here is a link to information on protein in urine from American Kidney Fund, kidneyfund.org/all-about-ki...

[shaun8 in reply to orangecity41]

Ah thanks for reply, they just say alb/creatinine. So if that okay then I don't have it?

[orangecity41 NKF Ambassador in reply to shaun8]

You need to also look at your eGFR results on your blood work.

[RoxanneKidney]

What were your results?

[RoxanneKidney in reply to RoxanneKidney]

Just asking because when I was 28 I ignored my doctor too.

[shaun8 in reply to RoxanneKidney]

Yea they wanna give me meds but I'm determined to resolve with lifestyle

Results

[RoxanneKidney in reply to shaun8]

Yes, don't base medicine on one test result...however depending on age and another test in three months, you might want to reconsider. Also if given meds, start with lowest possible dose. A lot of quacks wants to star with 20 MG when they can give 2.5 mg. Also change you diet to vegan and low protein regardless.

[shaun8 in reply to RoxanneKidney]

Yea, well they give me ramipril but I stopped about 7 years ago. I'm now pretty much fruit based raw vegan so diet is on point

[itzmich]

I think a urine test checks for that. It must be a small amount if your albumin is ok. Ask your Dr about this.

[shaun8 in reply to itzmich]

Thanks, I am getting some urinalysis strips delivered today to do a home test

[GoodHealthIsAJourney]

Did your neph do a 24hr urine collection? If your albumin is good, it could be a different protein. Albumin is the most common protein we spill in our urine, but there are others. Most test strips only test for albumin, and most docs only run the albumin/creatinine ratio. So if your neph said you had leakage, but normal albumin, what was the type of protein?