 |
 |
Doug Hirst wrote: > "A young patient of mine with type 1 diabetes is keen on working > out at the gym. He has been taking Creatine supplements (sorry - > could not confirm dose) but I wondered could these supplements > affect the Alb/Cr ratio?" > > Does anyone have any information on this? Doug We were involved in a large study in which we measured creatinine excretion in athletes taking a one-week loading dose of 25g creatine per day followed by a maintenance dose of 5g per day. The urine creatinine levels were not raised even when the urine creatine excretion was 10g/24H. Since we use the same method for urine creatinine (Hitachi 917/747) the creatine in urine should not affect the ratio Mike Collins Mike Collins MLSO3 Clinical Biochemistry & Immunology The General Infirmary at Leeds, Old Medical School, Thoresby Place Leeds LS1 3EX, UK [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] 44 (0) 113 392 2915 http://www.leedsteachinghospitals.com The opinions expressed here are my own. My colleagues and employers may not agree with them. ACB Web Site http://www.acb.org.uk List Archives http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/ACB-CLIN-CHEM-GEN.html List Instructions (How to leave etc.) http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/