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Old 06-23-2008, 03:26 AM
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Hi

I am diabetic sincle last 18 years, nowadys I am taking insuline twice a day and have controlled blood sugar. Howeve, I am taking medicine Tritace for high micro albumin as diagnose 6 months back. Can anyone educate me about microalbumin?
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Old 06-23-2008, 05:28 AM
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Hi Mohsin, welcome! I moved your post to its own thread so it could be better seen by others on the forum.

I'm type 2, and my doctor does a microalbumin test annually on my urine, which can detect any deterioration in kidney function.

Have you had a test come back with abnormal levels?
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