Albumin/Creatinine

[Snoopy53]

I am currently Stage 3B kidney disease. I am trying to understand what 13 means for Albumin/Creatinine?

[userotc]

This is the ratio of albumin to creatinine from your urine in UK units of mg/mmol (where the normal range is likely shown as ~0-3.5, so over-range). It is a relatively early indication of unwanted leakage of albumin (a small protein) into urine due to kidney disease, see 1st link below including an illustration of the different categories A1-3. The next 2 links indicate that serious action is only taken if/when that figure increases to >30 (or 70 if not diabetic).

If you require more details than is practical here, including my mum's interesting experience with albuminuria, I may be able to refer you to a blog.

Knowing the trend is most important.

Do you know your Protein/Creatinine ratio?

kidney.org/kidney-failure-r...

ukkidney.org/health-profess...

kidney.org.uk/proteinuria

[orangecity41 NKF Ambassador in reply to userotc]

Thaks for sharing the information and the links to good articles.

[userotc in reply to orangecity41]

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