The Relation between Diabetes Type 1 and 2 Type and Microalbuminuria in Omdurman Teaching Hospital and Altyser Health Center by Using Urine Strip for Microalbuminuria in Sudanese Patients

Abstract

The present work is Prospective cross sectional study. The main objective is to determine the presence of microalbuminuria in the patients urine in relation to the duration and the age and gender by using urine strip for microalbuminuria. The complications of diabetes mellitus especially end stage renal failure is a major health problem, This study is about the screening diabetic patients for microalbuminuria by simple urine strip for microalbuminuria. During period from Jan.-Aug. 2008, 100 diabetic patients were randomly selected from diabetic clinics of Omdurman Teaching Hospital and Altyser Health Center by using simple direct standardized questionnaire for 100 diabetic patients type I & II. And the urine samples were examined for microalbuminuria Results: out of 100 diabetic patients, 66% were females and 34% were males, type I constitutes about 5 % and type II about 95%, the ages range from (9-90) years. Microalbuminuria detected in about 41% of the patients and 59% had negative results, most of the patients with positive results were in age group (45-54). The clinical practice in diabetic clinics in Sudan is not following the international guidelines regarding the screening of diabetic nephropathy, so a significant number of the diabetic patients with diabetic nephropathy are missed.