For Cookie diabetes has caused serious health complications which includes heart disease, kidney failure, lower-extremity swelling, and some blindness. In fact, diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States, which is a pretty scary fact to have bouncing around in your mind when you're trying to focus on academics. Urine is made in the kidneys and contains waste from the food and liquids we eat. If high blood pressure damages the filter then it will start to leak some good material into the urine. With current technology you can determine if this kind of damage may have occurred by using a screening urine test for microalbumin.
Treatment is necessary to control the diabetes.
Microalbuminuria does not cause these problems, but can identify those people with an increased risk for their development. The treatment for microalbuminuria is a diet that will lower Cookie's protein intake, low sugar, low cholesterol, and low sodium. Cookie's health providers think excess dietary protein can further damage her kidneys. This restriction translates to no more than about eight ounces for an adult man and six ounces for an adult woman per day. The blood pressure should also be reevaluated.