Urine Microalbumin

MeasuredUseful

Tiny amounts of protein leaking into urine.

The earliest warning of diabetic kidney damage, at a stage where it can still be slowed.

Calculated from this result

Once a lab has this measurement, these lines cost it nothing to add.

How we rate it — Useful

Worth doing for a specific reason — a risk factor, a symptom, an age group.

This rating and the description above were written against published screening guidelines by someone who is not a clinician, and are awaiting review by one. We would rather say that than imply an authority we do not have.

Check-ups that include it

In 8 of the 78check-ups we track — 10%. Cheapest first.

Also sold as

Every one of these names refers to this same test. Resolving them to one canonical entry is what makes an honest comparison possible.

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Information here is for comparing packages, not for diagnosing yourself. Talk to a doctor about which tests you actually need.