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How Do You Check Your C-Reactive Protein in Diabetes?
Posted by admin in Prescription Diabetes Drugs on May 09th, 2010
For starters, what is C-reactive protein?
OK, It is a substance in the blood that is produced by the liver when there is an infection or some kind of inflammation. It is pretty much easy to measure and all you need to do is take a simple blood test. If you are diabetic you will probably know that the disease is associated with several features with the suggestion that inflammation plays a key role. With that said, it is people who develop diabetes have higher CR protein than those who don’t.
There are other substances also that are associated with inflammation, also found to be higher or more prominent in diabetics. CR protein rises as the severity of the metabolic syndrome increases. CR protein is also considered a marker for coronary artery disease, don’t despair however, there is some good news in that there are drugs that, whilst improving your diabetes and cholesterol, will also lower the amount of CR protein.
If you live in the U.K then generally CR protein is not routinely measured currently as part of your diabetes screening. Do not worry too much about this providing that you are having other indicators of diabetes and cholesterol checked and controlled.
This would include haemoglobin A1c and full lipid profile measured regularly. Don’t be too surprised or alarmed if your doctor starts to include C-reactive protein in your blood screening tests within the next few years as CR protein is fast becoming more accepted as an indicator of inflammation and coronary artery disease risk.
I hope this article has given you more insight and understanding as to how check your C-reactive protein if you are diabetic.
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