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<blockquote data-quote="Sid Bonkers" data-source="post: 350159" data-attributes="member: 19121"><p>Hi Lolagirl, sorry to hear of your troubles it cant have been nice to get this news so soon after your diabetes diagnosis. It never rains eh? But try not to worry about this just yet, there can be several reasons for protein in urine so it is not necessarily kidney damage or disease especially if you have recently had an infection in that area.</p><p></p><p>Stress can cause a temporary rise in protein in urine and a kidney infection will do the same and is easily treated with antibiotics. Kidney infections are quite common in newly diagnosed diabetics I beleive, I know I had one shortly after diagnosis.</p><p></p><p>It is common practice for doctors to prescribe bp meds to help protect kidneys as diabetes is known to cause kidney damage in some cases usually associated with long term high blood sugar levels, a medication often prescribed is a low dose of Ramipril which many diabetics take as a precaution even though they have no kidney problems.</p><p></p><p>Wait and see what the antibiotics do before getting too stressed, your doctor at least seems to be on the ball if lacking a little in bedside manner/people skills.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sid Bonkers, post: 350159, member: 19121"] Hi Lolagirl, sorry to hear of your troubles it cant have been nice to get this news so soon after your diabetes diagnosis. It never rains eh? But try not to worry about this just yet, there can be several reasons for protein in urine so it is not necessarily kidney damage or disease especially if you have recently had an infection in that area. Stress can cause a temporary rise in protein in urine and a kidney infection will do the same and is easily treated with antibiotics. Kidney infections are quite common in newly diagnosed diabetics I beleive, I know I had one shortly after diagnosis. It is common practice for doctors to prescribe bp meds to help protect kidneys as diabetes is known to cause kidney damage in some cases usually associated with long term high blood sugar levels, a medication often prescribed is a low dose of Ramipril which many diabetics take as a precaution even though they have no kidney problems. Wait and see what the antibiotics do before getting too stressed, your doctor at least seems to be on the ball if lacking a little in bedside manner/people skills. [/QUOTE]
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