DOCTORS and/or SMART PEOPLE —> I have some questions about high-blood pressure and diabetes?
-Do you HAVE to have high blood pressure to be a diabetic? (Can you be a diabetic if your blood-pressure isn’t high?)
-If you go to a doctor, and they take a urine sample to check your kidneys… they would be able to tell if you had diabetes, right?
-Does diabetes have anything to do with high-blood pressure? Does it have anything to do with your kidneys?
-Could you tell if someone had diabetes from a urine sample… or do you NEED a blood sample?
It would be great if you could answer these questions. Thanks a lot!
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Diabetes and high blood pressure are not generally mutually exclusive, but many people have both. It is possible to have one or the other, however.
If someone is spilling sugar into their urine, follow up testing is DEFINITELY warranted!! Usually another urine test – probably first morning sample, and some blood work is done.
No you do not have to have high bp to be a diabetic they can test you for diabetes with a blood and or urine test
High blood pressure is not caused by diabetes. Urine samples test for keytones-sugar and proteins. Blood pressure pushed blood to your kidneys which are a filter for fluids in the body. Blood and urine are BOTH tested for underlying causes. YOU NEED TO TALK TO A DOCTOR IF YOU HAVE THESE QUESTIONS>
High blood pressure does not mean that you have diabetes.
Diabetes is a condition caused by several factors, the pancreas does not produce enough or no insulin which is what your body needs to convert food to energy. Then there is the Obesity factor if you are obese you more than triple your chances of diabetes.
Diabetes affects every organ in the body, leading to blindness and kidney failure to name a few.
Blood samples are usually obtained to check for diabetes including HGA1C which is an indicator of how your blood sugar has been running the last couple of months.
A urine sample will show PROTEIN in the urine which COULD but not definitively mean that there is a problem as the diabetic does not utilize protein effectively, GLUCOSE and KEYTONES would also show up in the urine.
hope that helps
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You should probably be seeing a doctor, but here’s my two cents.
1. You do not HAVE to have high blood pressure to be a diabetic, though they often run together along with things like obesity and high cholesterol.
2. If your blood sugar is really high, you will start secreting sugar in your urine, so a urine sample MAY show diabetes.
3. Diabetes and high blood pressure often can occur together. They are both bad for your blood vessels and your kidneys. Together, they are worse. If uncontrolled they will likely eventually cause kidney failure.
4. A blood sample is more sensitive than a urine sample for detecting diabetes. Urine will only show sugar if your blood sugar is already very high.
1. Yes, you can be diabetic and not have hypertension (high blood pressure).
2. High blood pressure is commonly, but not ALWAYS, found in people with diabetes. Diabetes does damage to blood vessels which frequently results in hypertension. Yes, it has something to do with the kidneys, as they play a major role in regulating blood pressure.
3. A urine sample with high glucose levels would indicate further testing would be in order. A blood glucose test is the preferred method for definitively diagnosing diabetes. A diagnosis of diabetes is usually not given on the basis of a urine test alone.
I hope this helps.
no havin high blood pressure means ur hypertensive, not diabetic.
a urine sample can only tell u hav diabetes if the sugar level is really high nd cant b reabsorbed completely from the tubules
diab has nothin to do wit high bp but can damage ur kidneys in the long run…called diabetic nephropathy
a blood sample is needed to confirm a diabetic. urine can only help when glucose is really high. or urine glucose cud just be high cos somethin is wrong wit the kidneys nd ur sugar is normal…so a blood sample is a definite need.
You do not have to have high blood pressure to be a diabetic. I know because I am a diabetic and my blood pressure is generally around 115/75 or even lower. You do have to have high blood-sugar, which is something else entirely.
A kidney test would not necessarily reveal whether you had diabetes or not; however, there is a good chance that it would. A diabetic with good control would have pretty much normal kidney function, for example.
Type II diabetes, the lifestyle disorder version of the disease, is very highly related to obesity, unlike Type I, which is a genetic/auto-immune disorder. Obesity is related to high blood pressure. The two problems can therefore come from the same source: obesity. And, yes, all of that is bad for your kidneys.
A blood test for diabetes is more common, but a urine sample might make a doctor suspicious enough to order more tests.
1. High blood pressure and diabetes are two separate diseases. You can have one without having the other.
2. Urine sample may or may not detect diabetes. Depends on how high your blood sugar is and how long it has been high.
3. Diabetes can cause kidney damage, but it’s not directly related to high blood pressure that I know of, though both diabetes and high blood pressure put you at increased risk for heart disease.
4. You HAVE to have a blood test to know if you have diabetes.
1-Diabetes and high blood pressure do not have to coexist, however if both are present then that person is at increased risk for atherosclerosis, stroke, myocardial infarction, renal failure, diabetic retinopathy, etc.
2-Only if your blood glucose is over the saturation limit for the glucose transporters in your kidneys. In otherwords, only if your blood glucose is very high…300+.
3-Diabetes can cause diabetic nephropathy; basically your elevated glucose levels, over time, will glycosylate your fenestrated capillaries in your kidneys, causing them to lose their selective properties. This will lead to an increased amount of protein found in your urine – proteinuria. If left untreated, this will lead to outright kidney failure.
4-A blood test, usually a glucose tolerance test, will confirm a diagnosis of diabetes. Glucose found in the urine could be due to other reasons besides diabetes, so the blood test would be needed.
Remember, hypertension and diabetes are not necessarily linked, they just happen to be found together quite often since the risk factors for both diseases are similar (ie. poor diet, obesity, sedentary lifestyle). However, when both these conditions are present, they act synergistically, significantly increasing the risk of myocardial infarctions, stroke, retinopathy, atherosclerotic disease, renal failure, etc.
Bottom line; eat right and exercise.