Do I really have to do a 24-hour urine test?

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Permalink Reply by Rick Phillips on January 13, 2009 at 1:59pm

I do one annually and have done so for the last five years. I know it is a PITA, but look at it this way, if you pass you can be pretty sure you are not sneaking up on kidney stuff.

Rick Phillips

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Permalink Reply by landileigh on January 13, 2009 at 1:53pm

without knowing all of your test results for the last couple of years, i can't really give you an answer. there must be a reason your doctor is requesting this. as a person with CKD, i do this every 3 months.

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Permalink Reply by Kathy on January 13, 2009 at 3:54pm

Twice in my 35 years I've had my albumin/creatinine ratio go above normal and had to do the collection. In both cases, the microalbumin spillage lasted a few months and then went away. Go figure. And no, I don't have any tips to make the collection easier.
Maybe the new doc is just being extra thorough. Nothing wrong with that, I guess.
I remember when I took the filled jug to the lab I marched in a slammed it on the counter and all the techs backed away like they didh't want to touch it.

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Permalink Reply by Robert on January 13, 2009 at 4:09pm

I have to do 24 hr urins alot witht he kidney stuff and the heart stuff, not much on the diabetic side except the kidneys and heart are from diabetis complication. I acctually put the jug in the refrigerator, I did not want to keep the ice filled inthe chest.
The refrig is a little easyer for me because I live aloe and I pee standing up. :p LOL

The only thing I have found is I wake up eatra early to start the test, like 3 or 4 in the mornin, that way by the time I wake up the next mornign I am done. But then again, on lasix, it is a normal time for me to get up anyway to empty the bladder.
(I never thought I would share my bathroom habits with anyone, this is funny)

Bu tyea, they are not any fun and then fasting to go in the next day to get the blood work, almost wish they coudl just do the blood work huh?

Big PITA but hey, pat of life now, just like countng carbs and doing pump stuff. Remeber when we had to do it evey day? 5 dropps of urin, ten drops of water, throw acid tablit in and wait for a color.

Have fun with that, my next one is in about 3 months as well.

and yes, you have to do it.

I wish you well

Robert

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Permalink Reply by dargirl on November 9, 2009 at 5:36pm

Robert, off the subject. But, is your photo a Tony Stewart 20 or a Tony Lagano 20?

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Permalink Reply by MelissaBL on January 13, 2009 at 5:29pm

I did my first one after 10 years with Type 1. Then again when I had kidney stones in 2004. Then again in 2008 when I went for preconception counseling. I think it's good to have it done periodically. Just as a precaution. I don't know any stats on the incidence of problems. Maybe it's more important than we give it credit for.

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Permalink Reply by saundra barragan on January 13, 2009 at 6:22pm

Hi Marie,
Yes these are important. I too, get these four plus times a year depending on where things stand on reports. My best advice is to get something comfortable to pee into If you cannot get one of those little plastic hats for this test, then an old plastic bedpan to place on top of the lid is a good idea. Use whatever is comfortable, that you can pickup and pour from. With any luck this will be the only one you have to do for at least a year.
This is a good precautionary measure. Outside of a PITA it is just the collection that is the trouble.

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Permalink Reply by Lois La Rose on January 13, 2009 at 6:46pm

Robert:

Just when were you diagnosed? The year Christ was born?!! ha ha! I've had it 20-25 years and didn't know about that scenario. I DID know that, once upon an ancient time, they tested the urine.

Well, I actually had to do the 24 hr. urine test for something. I know it started with a "C" but I don't think it was creatinine. I think it was cellulose. Does that sound right? Because I didn't get up at a regularly set time, they couldn't do it by blood test. They COULD have if I got up regularly. ??? Came back pretty normal so I couldn't blame anything on anything!

:-) Lois La Rose, Milwaukee, WI

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Permalink Reply by Robert on January 16, 2009 at 2:17pm

I was diagnosed in 1970 when I was 15 months old, but was sick with it when I was 6months, they did not have a very good idea on whattolook for at that time. I was 1 of 2000 children that were diagnose at that time. They did not know wha they wre lookign at, so they finaly came upwith it with a 15month old baby dieing on teh gurny int he ER. So yea, had it all my life, exactly the time god was born. I've had it 40 years.

I wish you well.

Robert

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Permalink Reply by Scott on January 13, 2009 at 8:26pm

I think the last time I had one done was when I was spilling protein in a urine sample. It's a pain, do it on a sunday and drop it off on monday on the way to work. They may have seen a marginal increase in one test that they want to check further. Check it, the quicker you know if something is going wrong (and I hope they aren't) the better you'll be.

On mine, I spilled proteins about 10 yrs ago when I had an A1c of over 9. Haven't had a problem since.

Like I say, do it on a sunday, drop if off on monday. Ice in the cooler, keep cooler in bathroom for convenience if possible with a bag of ice

Since that test tho, I haven't had one

Scott

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Permalink Reply by Gerri on January 13, 2009 at 8:58pm

I had one recently & glad I did only to find out that everything was ok. No one told me to refigerate it, so I hope the results weren't off! Damn, I'd better check about this. Anybody know?

Yea, it's a pain, esp. for women.

I did what Scott suggested--filled it up on Sunday & dropped it off on Monday.

Sure yours will be fine. Let us know the results.

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Permalink Reply by Kelly Rawlings on November 3, 2009 at 10:40am

I did one years ago and misunderstood the need for refrigeration. They threw out my sample--and it was a large sample!

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