CKD or Kidney stone?

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Hi All,

I am new to this forum.

I am type 2 diabetic from the past 10 years. Recent CT scan showed a Staghorn Kidney stone of 2.5cms and two stones of 7mm. Mother and Sister were type 1 and passed away due to kidney failure in their 30's.
I am currently 37 and have always taken Metformin(4 tablets).
Last year in August, I was prescribed Sitagliptin 100mg, due to having some side effects from Metformin. I was always dehydrated since starting the medication and in November 2022 they found some protein in my blood. I have since had regular blood tests and went back to Metformin. My GP had emailed the renal clinic and they advised to be referred to diabetic clinic as they said it could be anything from infection,vasculitis,auto immune disease etc and the waiting time is 20 weeks.
Below are my test results. Can someone please guide me into the right direction. Do I have kidney problem or the high readings are because of kidney stones. I was in Surgical assessment for kidney stones and was advised PCNL. The waiting time is 6 months. Apart from that, I still don't know the cause of the below readings.

Feb

Albumin : 68 2
Creatine : 7.1
ACR : 9.6

June:
Urine Albumin : 264.3
Urine Creatinine : 15.4
ACR : 17.2


October
Urine Albumin was 15.2 mg
Urine Creatinine 6.5
ACR 7.7

November
Urine Albumin is 94.3mg,
Urine creatine is 12.0 mmol
ACR is 7.9.

Thank you,
Pinky
 
Hi @pinky09 , welcome to the forum 🙂

I'm very sorry to hear of the loss of your mother and sister and I can appreciate the worry your recent results have caused you given the context.

Sadly, we can't give medical advice on the forum.

We'd usually say to go back to your healthcare team with your concerns and see what they say. However, please do feel free to update us on this and how you get on.

We're sorry to hear about the wait times for seeing a diabetes clinic and your PCNL - should you feel you need to talk to someone about this, or for any further assistance relating to your diabetes, our helpline number is on the top right of this page.

Once again, a very warm welcome, and hopefully others here will chime in soon to say 'hello' 🙂
 
everydayupsanddowns said:
Sorry to hear about your kidney stones, and condolences for the loss of your mum and sister :(

I think @MrPixels had a kidney stone at one point

There are some related threads here

Hope you can get a timely appointment to discuss your results and any necessary surgery to remove the stones.
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I did, took a few years to get to 2.5cm. Can't really comment on the high readings I'm afraid because going in for my PCNL surgery was the trigger to be getting a diagnosed of T2 shortly after. Speak to you GP about getting a referral to another hospital that may have a shorter waiting list is a possibilty. At 2.5 a stone is pretty much at the limit of being removed through a PNCL as far as I could ascertain from my surgeon.
 
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