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Message: <blockquote data-quote="bezconnie" data-source="post: 1762403" data-attributes="member: 80453">Diabetic nephropathy is diagnosed using tests that check for a protein (albumin) in the urine, which points to kidney damage. Your urine will be checked for protein (<a href="https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/urine-test" target="_blank">urinalysis</a>) when you are diagnosed with <a href="https://www.webmd.com/diabetes/default.htm" target="_blank">diabetes</a>.<a href="https://www.webmd.com/webmd/consumer_assets/controlled_content/healthwise/medicaltest/albumin_urine_test_medicaltest_tu6440.xml" target="_blank">An albumin urine test</a> can detect very small amounts of protein in the urine that cannot be detected by a routine <a href="https://www.webmd.com/diabetes/microalbumin-urine-test" target="_blank">urine test</a>, allowing early detection of nephropathy. Early detection is important, to prevent further damage to the <a href="https://www.webmd.com/kidney-stones/picture-of-the-kidneys" target="_blank">kidneys</a>. The results of two tests, done within a 3- to 6-month period, are needed to diagnose nephropathy.When to begin checking for protein in the urine depends on the <a href="https://www.webmd.com/diabetes/guide/types-of-diabetes-mellitus" target="_blank">type of diabetes</a> you have. After testing begins, it should be done every year.</blockquote>

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