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What Does The Uric Acid Level Of 7.2 Mean?

51 year old male, asian, type 2 diabetes mellitus for 18 years now, taking metformin 500mg tablet 3x/day, glimeperide 2mg tablet 30mins before breakfast once a day. fasting blood glucose is 164.3 mg/dl, serum creatinine is 1.4 mg/dl, uric acid 7.2 mg/dl all taken last july......what do my lab tests mean?....is my kidney failing?
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Dear Sir, Hi & Welcome.
Serum uric acid level is slightly raised.
For a 51 years old male, the normal uric acid levels are 3.4-7.0 mg/dL.
As per the results of the blood tests given in your query, you seem to have uncontrolled diabetes (HIGH fasting blood glucose of 164.3 mg/dL) despite of taking Metformin+Glimepride and renal (kidney) impairment (slightly high creatinine of 1.4 mg/dL & slightly high uric acid of 7.2 mg/dL).
So, these findings are suggestive of renal impairment due to uncontrolled diabetes. You need to consult your treating physician for the effective treatment of diabetes mellitus to prevent the complications like kidney failure.
Hope the suggestions given above would be useful.
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What Does The Uric Acid Level Of 7.2 Mean?

Dear Sir, Hi & Welcome. Serum uric acid level is slightly raised. For a 51 years old male, the normal uric acid levels are 3.4-7.0 mg/dL. As per the results of the blood tests given in your query, you seem to have uncontrolled diabetes (HIGH fasting blood glucose of 164.3 mg/dL) despite of taking Metformin+Glimepride and renal (kidney) impairment (slightly high creatinine of 1.4 mg/dL & slightly high uric acid of 7.2 mg/dL). So, these findings are suggestive of renal impairment due to uncontrolled diabetes. You need to consult your treating physician for the effective treatment of diabetes mellitus to prevent the complications like kidney failure. Hope the suggestions given above would be useful.