Diabetes has taken more than 6.5 million lives globally in 2021 with India being the seventh-largest country in terms of the number of diabetes-related deaths. Diabetes and hypertension (high blood pressure) causes a slew of other health problems, ranging from cardiovascular disease to kidney disorders to a variety of skin ailments. But modern technology and medicine have made life a lot easier.
ACR (Albumin-to-creatinine ratio)
Albumin-to-creatinine Ratio helps detect kidney disease which occurs due to complications in diabetic or hypertension patients. It can easily be detected through a urine test. Albumin is found in everyone’s urine. However, it is present in greater quantities in diabetics, indicating kidney disease.
Diagnosis
After the diagnosis of diabetes, it is a good practice to check for kidney diseases. It is done through blood and urine tests. Doctors do blood checks to see if the kidney is filtering your blood properly or not, and urine is checked to see the Albumin/Creatinine levels in it.
Why should you get tested?
If a person has diabetes, they must have a regular ACR test to check the albumin level in their urine, which is an easy indicator of kidney disease. It also serves as a mental reminder of what not to do or eat. In addition, it offers a monthly report on how your effort to live with diabetes is progressing, allowing you to make changes to your lifestyle to get better results.
When to get tested?
The first ACR test should be done by your doctor right after you are diagnosed with diabetes to check if you are suffering from any kidney diseases, but it is recommended that one should get tested on a monthly basis.
Diabetes can only be defeated by staying one step ahead of it and doing monthly ACR tests to check your albumin level. The equipment needed to do these tests on your own is available from FINOVA healthcare services and PSR Diagnostics.