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My glucose is 121 and my creatinine is 1.53 and my egfr is 59 dose that mean i have diabetes and is it affecting my kidneys and do i need to get medication to get it under control?

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Dr. Hiep Le answered

Specializes in Nephrology and Dialysis

Fasting serum glucose has to be above 125 x 2 times for meeting the criteria of diabetes mellitus. However, some patients may have type 2 DM with normal or near normal fasting glycemia when they have severe hyperglycemia after a meal. You need a HbA1C or post prandial glycemia done for ruling out this clinical entity. There is not enough info to conclude if you've diabetic kidney disease or not.

Answered 7/27/2023

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No.One glucose reading does not diagnose Diabetes. There are other tests for it (A1C) etc. So please ask your doc about cause of BU*N and creat. numbers. Good luck

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