I turned 70 on July 30th so this is very important to me. Thank you. I have been taking care of myself and have no medical conditions. My yearly metabolic panel is due so I will ask for this test. I quit sugar, gluten, vegetable oils, and eat organically over ten years ago. I have never smoked and do not drink. I am hoping to live until 100 so I can be a great great grandmother.
I am 76 and thanks to a strict diet and your advice on Magnesium I got rid of 2 Arrhythmias and getting rid of sugars and starches etc I reversed an aortic regurgitation down to a trace that only machine could detect. Technician could not find. And arrhythmia specialist said diet would not help just old age. Wish I could find a doctor like you that realizes life style changes can make a huge difference. Oh I also walk/jog 2 miles a day and do deep muscle stretches and lift arm weights. All my blood tests normal NOW.
@@angiepearson6827 I take one to two capsules of magnesium citrate from Les labs because I lean towards constipation. and magnesium citrate helps that . I also take 1 or 2 capsules of magnesium glycinate by pure encapsulations. Good product no fillers. So If you get loose bowels just cut back amount on magnesium citrate, but if you get cramps add more magnesium Glycinate. Each body is different. So adjust to your needs.
There aren't enough words to describe how thankful we are for your guidance. As a victim of malpractice years ago, I've watched your videos to rebuild my life. Don't stop your videos because you give us the directions we need. Thanks.
@@AlexM-jd2ro they have an arbitration clause. You can't sue and you end up in front of their people. I spoke with an attorney and basically you have to be dead or paralyzed to collect. It takes 2 to 3 years to get to arbitration. If you don't pay they will sue you and send debt collectors ruining your credit.
@@jeffreybaier5312 you can thank Obama for that because all the chicken shit attorneys in the insurance industry pushed their agenda for Tort Reform and Obama signed off because he himself is a lawyer so the system is corrupt and people keep believing in the 2 party system and that's why it will never change
In the US you can't get these tests unless you have presented with symptoms recognized by the insurance companies to warrant the test. So...you can know you need this test...but...you can't get a doc to give a requisition. So...no test. But you have helped me greatly with your videos. I watch you faithfully. The sad thing here is that if you learn about your heart and ask intelligent questions our docs here are threatened and often shut you down. It is so frustrating...you have to act like you have learned a little bit by accident and need his expert opinion...but you can never let on that you have learned enough to actually question prescribed protocol. I wish we had doctors like you. Thank you for being here.
You can order your own 24 hour urine test at Walk-In-Labs for $45.00. I don’t wait for my insurance company to approve anything anymore if I really want something I just order it myself and pay for it. My health is too important.
@@myoldvhstapes that's great to know...I checked it out. Not so cheap..but doable if you can draw blood. A doc lab won't order them though so I don't know how you'd get the blood sample.
@@betzib8021: Are you in the US? The site mails the customer/patient a lab order signed by one of Life Extension's doctors. The customer/patient brings it to a blood draw clinic such as Lab Corp where the money already paid to Life Extension covers both the procedure and the later lab processing. (They even have half price sales at least once a year- I once got a blood test for about $22.)
Fact so true - ‘we are protocol bound doctors and unfortunately many of us have lost the ability to think for ourselves anymore’ - exactly my observation and lament as a fellow practitioner regarding the medical profession for many years now!
Dr.: 9/2021, I had to dismiss my GI doctors. The meds were extreme poison for me and the surgery they wanted to do meant changing the structure of my stomach. This experience plus wrong diagnoses and conflicting tests results over many years, I had to move away from traditional/western doctors to save my life. Sounds dramatic but that's how I felt. I remembered reading (perhaps a Dr. Weil book) 20 years earlier "the gut is the backbone to your health". So, I started searching how to have optimum gut health. 9/21/2021, I stopped all processed sugar. Then next step, I learned about acid reflux, then adjusted stuff. And learned from the Mayo Clinic, that if you experience acid reflux, to avoid sleeping on your right side. Just 3 months later: 1. my blood pressure was stabilized (no meds), 2. no nightly issues at night with belching/pain (no meds), 3. a side effect was = I dropped 30 lbs without even having that as a goal. If someone had told me that would be possible, I would have thought they were disinformed. Then I went to a Naturopathic doctor to see if there was anything she could add. The 1st thing she did was to recommend a probiotic. The 2nd thing, she advised me that I had a wheat intolerance. So that's another reason my health got better as I moved to whole food eating 9/21/2021. Wheat was in the cookies and the waffle cone ice cream I was addicted to. Live-and-learn. 😘 from Kentucky
I wish more doctors thought like you. The system has them locked into a process where most of the time I don’t feel the doctor heard what I said and bam he/she is writing a prescription. I don’t blame them the insurance industry dictates way to much. But I do understand that my health is determined by me. Your patients are blessed. I look forward to your next post.
Insurance Cos are the way they are because they are abused and used by a large quantity of dishonest people so don't be so quick to judge them. Its a catch 22 most of the time - the small percentage that ruin it for others!
As a nurse and emt, widely read and with the very best GP I ever had in my 70 years [research says female doctors are much more thorough than their male equivalents] and she is brilliant! I never have a problem in advocating for myself as she is 'on my side'!!! I'm a fan of yours Sanjay and I'll ask her to test for this next time I'm in with her!! Thank you for being you and for sharing your expertise in a way that everyone can understand you!
I love listening to your videos they are so informative and interesting thank you for taking the time to educate all who listen. As a retired nurse I do everything I can to keep healthy including trying to understand my own blood tests with the help of my daughter-in-law who is a biomedical scientist. I wish it was easy to get other tests such as the ones you suggest but unfortunately unless you are really ill its difficult to get an appointment. My theory is that as my Mother has heart disease, kidney disease and vascular dementia, I try to follow a lifestyle that could prevent all of these. My knowledge is limited so I may not always get it right but listening to professionals such as yourself helps me to get it right. Thank you once again.
You are the best of the best. I’m so happy to see this video from two days ago. The sound of your voice is healing in and of itself. Thank you for sharing and caring. ❤️
Thank you so much for putting these videos out for us to watch. I will definitely be mentioning this test to my doctor at my next appointment. Your wisdom and knowledge are impeccable.
Dr. Gupta has returned here to the uncommon embrace of excellent science tempered by an experience-based judgement that is borne of modest skepticism and desire to make a difference for individuals, vs whole populations. The latter is now a proxy for financially centered policies and treatment protocols. I am profoundly impressed and equally appreciative.
My appreciation for this video. I will actually be speaking to my kidney doctor about the information you have graciously shared. Thank you and there are no coincidences. God bless.
Thank you doctor for posting all of your wonderful videos. I recently had a follow up with my cardiology doctor after suffering a heart attack almost 2 years ago. One of the drugs they put me on was Lisinopril. After watching one of your videos I talked to my doctor and brought up some of the points you discussed and to my surprise she was perfectly willing to let me stop taking the drug. Oh Happy Day. You are spot-on about how we have to advocate for ourselves and not trust many of the doctors, thinking that they are doing the appropriate thing. God bless you sir.
Appreciate this very important information you have shared with us. I am in Delhi and normally the dipstick is used to detect albuminuria. Surprised to know that it will not detect the more serious albuminuria. Can't thank you enough for this. You have a pleasing personality, excellent articulation and ofcourse kn. Do continue to share
My husband has a great nephrologist who told him the problem can be reversed with proper diet and weight loss. It’s up to my husband to make the changes.
Thank you for all of the great advice, information and insight. You have no idea how much you are helping people. I'm in the US and watch your videos faithfully. They have been so helpful to me. I will be telling my Dr. about the test to see if he'll order it for me. Many heartfelt thanks, Dr. G.
As someone who was worried about my mother's health condition, your explanation was incredibly enlightening and reassuring. I feel much more informed and empowered now. Thank you so much for this video! wish I could get a consultation on her case from you.
🙏 It takes a lot of humility to get down to such nitty gritty of health and diagnostics and also a passion to serve humanity. I am grateful for all your videos . Thank you doctor. I will take the test and let you know if there is a message. In case you plan to visit Bangalore and if you wish I can organise for your presentation from one of the reputed medical universities.
I enjoy your videos very much; your education is clear and succinct. I wonder if you could address the current popular claims that nasal breathing increases nitric oxide vasodilation, thus reducing blood pressure and blood vessel health.
Thank you so much for this information. Based on this I requested an ACR at my recent physical and was thrilled to see my ratio is less than 5. Resting better because of your videos. Best!
Always appreciate watching you share your experiential knowledge versus simply by the book which as we know is ineffective given all the epidemics and abnormally high medical issues which continue to increase despite all these bio pharmaceuticals being prescribed. Thank you
14:46 Thank you! I suspected I should not ignore the results when told everything was fine and pressed for an appointment with nephrologist. Making a long story short… still bubbles in urine and had multi-layers once but told ignore them by the nephrologist. I was trying to save myself before I went off the cliff. So I’m doing best I can just like you said making adjusts as I go. I pray your pain from the loss of your friend has lessen with time. I think of you often and weep for you. Deepest sympathy my brother.🌀
It takes a lot of humility to get down to the nitty gritty of health and diagnostics to such detail and a passion to serve humanity. Way different from the mostly run of the mill type medical practitioners. Very grateful to you doctor for your videos. Thank you. From Bangalore.
Thanks a million for this video. Extremely useful information. We now as patients have to learn to doctor ourselves not just to fully delegate our health to medical profession!
Hello, you're brilliant and I love your videos. I have a bit of feedback. I have difficulty hearing when you speak, even with my volume on max. I believe the issue is with the recording and not your natural volume. I hope this helps to make your videos even better. Thank you.
Wonderful video, in our ENDO practice we request it quarterly. Luckily we have SGLT2i and soon Finerone will be allowed in Canada both help in this situation
Thanks Doc, I looked at my test results of the last few years and made à connection between my rising level of microalbumin, even if still relatively low at 12.4, and some symptoms that started developing, I'll get an appointement with a specialist to see if it's real or an illusion of mine.Thank you very much and keep up your humanitarian work, real medical spirit.
@@mariaquinn920 Hi Maria Maria, although I'm of Italian origin I'm not an opera lover as my father was. Mario just came out double by mistake. Have a nice day.
I dislike sharing my medical hx on social media. However I am going to GP in Monday will ask for it . And will let you know . Thanks for sharing and caring so compassionately.🌟
I got the Microalbumin / Creatine urine test. I figured it was cheaper than the 24 hour test. The only problem was that the albumin came back so low that they couldn't calculate a ratio. I think that is a good thing. I think that means I don't have a problem. The lab couldn't calculate the ratio so I did it myself and it came back at .07 per unit of creatine.
Thank you so much for your honesty and how much you care… I have a friend who is a qualified nutritionist and who is 89 years old, takes no medication whatsoever and is very healthy. No arthritis…. Nothing. No high blood pressure…. I have told her about you. I don’t even have a GP. My GP retired and so far as I know I no longer have one at all. Things are so bad…. I did have type 2 diabetes but am losing weight brilliantly with Slimming World and am much healthier. No diabetes now…. Dr. Gupta, I have two heroes and you are one of them. I so very much value your help. Bless you Ruth in Bexhill-on-Sea on Sussex.
Thank you once again for a great, informative video, it really is appreciated. I wonder how much the 24hr urine test is to order. My GP will never allow it if it is expensive, they will want to just stick to NICE guidelines. One example of this is if someone is a newly diagnosed diabetic they will not allow slow release Metformin which has fewer side effects, that is.This is because it is more expensive. It is reserved for those who have very severe side effects, not for those with moderate or milder side effects. My nurse friend knows this, has some side effects, works shifts and feels like the nhs is unfair after she has given so many years in faithful service.
The "elephant in the room" here is the extent to which rampant kidney failure is being caused by widespread overuse of NSAIDS such as ibuprofen, which can be damaging to the kidneys. Is the microalbuminuria being caused by diabetes and hypertension, or by excessive use of over-the-counter pain medications? Regardless of the cause, it's a serious problem that demands much more attention.
Very interesting vid. I had a calcium test score two years back and was zero...even though I was overweight by at least 20kilos...and was pre --diabetic. I do a lot of exertive walking though and am a non-smoker/drinker , ( 8000 plus steps every day) so maybe that helps.
@@chopstick266 What it shows are the areas where there is plaque build up and calcium is present. The calcium acts as rebar to help support and strengthen that area. It shows up as a pink colour on the scan. It is an extremely good indicator of whether you will have future problems. £300 well spent.
@@chopstick266 I went to The Rivers Hospital in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire. It is about 23 miles from me. Currently , their price is £350. If all that is of any use? Tbh, even at £500, it's worth it just to either put your mind at rest or give you forewarning so you can start taking immediate action.
@VIJAY i was 58 when i took the test. The radiologist went through the scan with me. There were a couple of very tiny pnk spots...which is the colour the calcium showed up as...but not enough to push my score above zero. I will take another one in Feb next year. Three years apart should be about right. I don't eat loads of bad food ..never have sugary drinks..I just graze too much. That said, i had a blood test recently and my hbA1C had dropped dramatically because i had a couple of long fasts and really tried to cut back on my kryptonite food...bread and cheese !
I also had a zero score at 50. And even though I did, my doctor wants me on a statin. I refused and told her I would not allow her to take anymore cholesterol tests. I feel like she is "retailating" against me so I am considering going to a Concierge doctor. I feel all regular doctors are like this now and it is either a concierge doctor or none.
WOE anf lifestyle can reverse heart disease💚..ty Dr for your time and knowledge to help your fellow brothers and sisters who may not otherwise got valueable information..God will bless you abundantly..ty for taking the call he gave you a position for🙏💯
I have been reading that having an abnormal difference in pressure from the left arm and the right arm can be an early detection of problems. For the longest time, the Dr. only took pressure on my left arm and things were great. Then, once they did the right are and he about fell off his chair! But, I discovered (my wife is a nurse) that the left arm is always very low and the right is off the scale... WHY do doctors not check both on a regular basis? Is this a marker that I should be concerned about? Great topic for a video!
Drs are incompetent. I would recommend to everyone here that they stock their home with their own medical equipment and look into paying for your own labs. They are really not that expensive. It has reached a point where I don't know why I go to doctors anymore.... they don't do the things I want... and they can't be trusted to look out for your health.
Important question for you doctor: Is micro albumin "strong enough" as a heart health risk marker, to conclude that a low-normal micro albumin value, makes any raised cholesterol values non important? Or can it not be used on its own this way? You also mentioned diabetes patients a lot, so makes me wonder if this marker is mostly relevant for people with this diagnose? Thank you for sharing knowledge and I appreciate people like you, so keep it up! 👍
Diabetes itself raises cardiovascular risk so it is not solely for diabetics but must be taken even more seriously in them. Cholesterol is suggestive of future plaque build up potential and longer term gradual progression to obstructive disease, statins being the main medicine to reduce the rate of progression. Not a doc.
@ DrGupta, firstly wanted to say, fantastic work on your helpful informative videos, question I have is around the correlation between Gout and heart disease, can we expect to see your views on this topic in a video anytime soon
Thanks Dr. I have a excellent cardiology doctor, he prescribed praluent for my cholesterol problem and it works great. I thank God for you and all people in the medical field.
Have you ever heard of reverse PS ratio as a completely 100% diagnostic tool of a heart attack if it's caught within the 24-hour window? If "yes" what are the markers ?... TY for you help.
I've just shared this sanjay with a friend. I have mine checked every 6 months :) have new bloods getting done in 3 months after this round of chemo. I'll get back to u with result. I'm STILL missing Oliver. His groomed rang me 2 days ago to say for some weird reason she was collecting his hair. We are going to find the perfect seed for him and plant it with his hair to grow it. The tree will grow with Oliver's hair in its trunk. I miss you and blue bell :( im nearly finished lifestyle medicine and can sit the board exams next year. Just have 2 thesis to write. Xx
Urinalysis test stripes are available on line for about $15.00 US. They are so easy to use, to check for yourself at home. Color codes on bottle to compare. There's a shortage of doctors where I live and a 3 month scheduling waiting for an appointment. If you can even find a doctor taking patients.
Brilliant! I'm hopping right on this and requesting the test from my GP. At 71 & pre-diabetic it may be after the fact, but why not? Many Thanks & Cheers from LA! BTW - Higher Resolution Videos Please!
I am 82 with very well controlled type 2 diabetes and hyper cholesterol. My hypertension med is Lisopril. My micro albumin levels are consistently showing
Hello from Kennebunk Maine. What is the difference in testing Albumin in blood compared to testing urine. If albumin is low or normal in your circulating blood, is it probably normal in urine. Please specify. Thank you
I turned 70 on July 30th so this is very important to me. Thank you. I have been taking care of myself and have no medical conditions. My yearly metabolic panel is due so I will ask for this test. I quit sugar, gluten, vegetable oils, and eat organically over ten years ago. I have never smoked and do not drink. I am hoping to live until 100 so I can be a great great grandmother.
❤nice
100 is a long shot, but i wish you luck.
You will ❤
This guy is the real deal. I wish more doctors were like him. He has helped me more than he’ll ever know.
I am 76 and thanks to a strict diet and your advice on Magnesium I got rid of 2 Arrhythmias and getting rid of sugars and starches etc I reversed an aortic regurgitation down to a trace that only machine could detect. Technician could not find.
And arrhythmia specialist said diet would not help just old age.
Wish I could find a doctor like you that realizes life style changes can make a huge difference. Oh I also walk/jog 2 miles a day and do deep muscle stretches and lift arm weights. All my blood tests normal NOW.
That is great to know well done
Good for of you🎉🎉🎉
What type of magnesium do you use?
@@angiepearson6827 I take one to two capsules of magnesium citrate from Les labs because I lean towards constipation. and magnesium citrate helps that . I also take 1 or 2 capsules of magnesium glycinate by pure encapsulations. Good product no fillers.
So If you get loose bowels just cut back amount on magnesium citrate, but if you get cramps add more magnesium Glycinate. Each body is different. So adjust to your needs.
There aren't enough words to describe how thankful we are for your guidance. As a victim of malpractice years ago, I've watched your videos to rebuild my life. Don't stop your videos because you give us the directions we need. Thanks.
Spot on 👍
Did you sue them for malpractice ?
@@AlexM-jd2ro they have an arbitration clause. You can't sue and you end up in front of their people. I spoke with an attorney and basically you have to be dead or paralyzed to collect. It takes 2 to 3 years to get to arbitration. If you don't pay they will sue you and send debt collectors ruining your credit.
@@jeffreybaier5312 you can thank Obama for that because all the chicken shit attorneys in the insurance industry pushed their agenda for Tort Reform and Obama signed off because he himself is a lawyer so the system is corrupt and people keep believing in the 2 party system and that's why it will never change
Exactly right. Gratitude to the good Doc. I have been misdiagnosed a few times (fortunately nothing serious).
In the US you can't get these tests unless you have presented with symptoms recognized by the insurance companies to warrant the test. So...you can know you need this test...but...you can't get a doc to give a requisition. So...no test. But you have helped me greatly with your videos. I watch you faithfully. The sad thing here is that if you learn about your heart and ask intelligent questions our docs here are threatened and often shut you down. It is so frustrating...you have to act like you have learned a little bit by accident and need his expert opinion...but you can never let on that you have learned enough to actually question prescribed protocol. I wish we had doctors like you. Thank you for being here.
You can order your own 24 hour urine test at Walk-In-Labs for $45.00. I don’t wait for my insurance company to approve anything anymore if I really want something I just order it myself and pay for it. My health is too important.
"Life Extension" website has cheap blood tests for a huge variety of things.
@@myoldvhstapes that's great to know...I checked it out. Not so cheap..but doable if you can draw blood. A doc lab won't order them though so I don't know how you'd get the blood sample.
@@betzib8021: Are you in the US? The site mails the customer/patient a lab order signed by one of Life Extension's doctors. The customer/patient brings it to a blood draw clinic such as Lab Corp where the money already paid to Life Extension covers both the procedure and the later lab processing. (They even have half price sales at least once a year- I once got a blood test for about $22.)
@@myoldvhstapes oh...wow...thanks for telling me.
An absolutely priceless cutting edge education, once again. Thank you, Doctor.🥰
Fact so true - ‘we are protocol bound doctors and unfortunately many of us have lost the ability to think for ourselves anymore’ - exactly my observation and lament as a fellow practitioner regarding the medical profession for many years now!
Takes a brave doctor to say that. I had renal failure and diabetes without my doctors realising anything
Dr.: 9/2021, I had to dismiss my GI doctors. The meds were extreme poison for me and the surgery they wanted to do meant changing the structure of my stomach. This experience plus wrong diagnoses and conflicting tests results over many years, I had to move away from traditional/western doctors to save my life. Sounds dramatic but that's how I felt. I remembered reading (perhaps a Dr. Weil book) 20 years earlier "the gut is the backbone to your health". So, I started searching how to have optimum gut health. 9/21/2021, I stopped all processed sugar. Then next step, I learned about acid reflux, then adjusted stuff. And learned from the Mayo Clinic, that if you experience acid reflux, to avoid sleeping on your right side. Just 3 months later: 1. my blood pressure was stabilized (no meds), 2. no nightly issues at night with belching/pain (no meds), 3. a side effect was = I dropped 30 lbs without even having that as a goal. If someone had told me that would be possible, I would have thought they were disinformed. Then I went to a Naturopathic doctor to see if there was anything she could add. The 1st thing she did was to recommend a probiotic. The 2nd thing, she advised me that I had a wheat intolerance. So that's another reason my health got better as I moved to whole food eating 9/21/2021. Wheat was in the cookies and the waffle cone ice cream I was addicted to. Live-and-learn. 😘 from Kentucky
I wish more doctors thought like you. The system has them locked into a process where most of the time I don’t feel the doctor heard what I said and bam he/she is writing a prescription. I don’t blame them the insurance industry dictates way to much. But I do understand that my health is determined by me. Your patients are blessed. I look forward to your next post.
The best part of the video is he speaks the truth about what is wrong with the amERRORican healthcare system
Insurance Cos are the way they are because they are abused and used by a large quantity of dishonest people so don't be so quick to judge them. Its a catch 22 most of the time - the small percentage that ruin it for others!
I’ve said it before, and will say it again, “you are amazing, and I wish you were my doctor”‼️ As always, all your videos are so informative.
As a nurse and emt, widely read and with the very best GP I ever had in my 70 years [research says female doctors are much more thorough than their male equivalents] and she is brilliant! I never have a problem in advocating for myself as she is 'on my side'!!! I'm a fan of yours Sanjay and I'll ask her to test for this next time I'm in with her!! Thank you for being you and for sharing your expertise in a way that everyone can understand you!
I love listening to your videos they are so informative and interesting thank you for taking the time to educate all who listen. As a retired nurse I do everything I can to keep healthy including trying to understand my own blood tests with the help of my daughter-in-law who is a biomedical scientist. I wish it was easy to get other tests such as the ones you suggest but unfortunately unless you are really ill its difficult to get an appointment. My theory is that as my Mother has heart disease, kidney disease and vascular dementia, I try to follow a lifestyle that could prevent all of these. My knowledge is limited so I may not always get it right but listening to professionals such as yourself helps me to get it right. Thank you once again.
You are the best of the best. I’m so happy to see this video from two days ago. The sound of your voice is healing in and of itself. Thank you for sharing and caring. ❤️
Most sincere, caring and down to earth Doc ever! Thanks Dr Gupta , from the USA 🇺🇸
i love dr sanjay gupta. who else love this intelligent, selfless doctor?
Brilliant video DOC! The best thing you can do for your kidneys is give up the carbohydrates/sugar...
Thank you so much for putting these videos out for us to watch. I will definitely be mentioning this test to my doctor at my next appointment. Your wisdom and knowledge are impeccable.
Prepare to be ridiculed by your doctor
@@AlexM-jd2ro you got that right.
Dr. Gupta has returned here to the uncommon embrace of excellent science tempered by an experience-based judgement that is borne of modest skepticism and desire to make a difference for individuals, vs whole populations. The latter is now a proxy for financially centered policies and treatment protocols. I am profoundly impressed and equally appreciative.
My appreciation for this video. I will actually be speaking to my kidney doctor about the information you have graciously shared. Thank you and there are no coincidences. God bless.
We are thankful from bottom of our hearts for helping humanity. Keep it up the good work.
Thank you doctor for posting all of your wonderful videos.
I recently had a follow up with my cardiology doctor after suffering a heart attack almost 2 years ago.
One of the drugs they put me on was Lisinopril. After watching one of your videos I talked to my doctor and brought up some of the points you discussed and to my surprise she was perfectly willing to let me stop taking the drug. Oh Happy Day.
You are spot-on about how we have to advocate for ourselves and not trust many of the doctors, thinking that they are doing the appropriate thing.
God bless you sir.
Appreciate this very important information you have shared with us. I am in Delhi and normally the dipstick is used to detect albuminuria. Surprised to know that it will not detect the more serious albuminuria. Can't thank you enough for this. You have a pleasing personality, excellent articulation and ofcourse kn. Do continue to share
Excellent! My husband had normal A1C and his urine protein was over 300! His PCP hadn’t done urine testing for several years so we were shocked.
Hope you guys are taking action.
My husband has a great nephrologist who told him the problem can be reversed with proper diet and weight loss. It’s up to my husband to make the changes.
Hello; 1 yr later and wondering how is your husband? Was he able to make those changes? @@leslietascoff9784
I love watching your videos to educate myself. You are a gem of a doctor and human being. Thanks for your sincere efforts in helping people.
Thank you for all of the great advice, information and insight. You have no idea how much you are helping people. I'm in the US and watch your videos faithfully. They have been so helpful to me. I will be telling my Dr. about the test to see if he'll order it for me. Many heartfelt thanks, Dr. G.
How refreshing what an incredible man you are .. pls keep
Posting 🙏🏻🙏🏻
You sir are a gift to humanity, bless you 👍🏻
Genuinely a good human helping the community 👏
You are an amazing man.
Thank you for all you do for us.
You are truly inspirational.
As someone who was worried about my mother's health condition, your explanation was incredibly enlightening and reassuring. I feel much more informed and empowered now.
Thank you so much for this video!
wish I could get a consultation on her case from you.
🙏 It takes a lot of humility to get down to such nitty gritty of health and diagnostics and also a passion to serve humanity. I am grateful for all your videos . Thank you doctor.
I will take the test and let you know if there is a message. In case you plan to visit Bangalore and if you wish I can organise for your presentation from one of the reputed medical universities.
He probably can do that by himself
I enjoy your videos very much; your education is clear and succinct. I wonder if you could address the current popular claims that nasal breathing increases nitric oxide vasodilation, thus reducing blood pressure and blood vessel health.
Thank you, thank you, thank you, Dr. Gupta!! Again and again you are the exception and exceptional!!!
Thank you so much for this information. Based on this I requested an ACR at my recent physical and was thrilled to see my ratio is less than 5. Resting better because of your videos. Best!
Always appreciate watching you share your experiential knowledge versus simply by the book which as we know is ineffective given all the epidemics and abnormally high medical issues which continue to increase despite all these bio pharmaceuticals being prescribed. Thank you
Everything you said make sense to me. You made it clear & simple to understand. Thank you sooo much!!
Thank you so much, doctor. You are a REAL doctor! Caring and sharing!
Very interesting. This is the first I've heard about the microalbumin issue.
What a presentation, Doctor! I seem to be in your classroom virtually and I am blessed to come across your life changing advice. Lots of love❤.
Great video! Thanks for putting this information out there and helping people!
14:46 Thank you! I suspected I should not ignore the results when told everything was fine and pressed for an appointment with nephrologist. Making a long story short… still bubbles in urine and had multi-layers once but told ignore them by the nephrologist. I was trying to save myself before I went off the cliff. So I’m doing best I can just like you said making adjusts as I go. I pray your pain from the loss of your friend has lessen with time. I think of you often and weep for you. Deepest sympathy my brother.🌀
That you doctor for sharing your knowledge! Like how you make your videos brief and precise to the point easy to understand.
It takes a lot of humility to get down to the nitty gritty of health and diagnostics to such detail and a passion to serve humanity. Way different from the mostly run of the mill type medical practitioners.
Very grateful to you doctor for your videos. Thank you. From Bangalore.
You are wonderful, awesome. Keep teaching and guiding us.
Thank you so much.
Wonderful info to stay ahead of the game of keeping ourselves healthy n avoiding complications. A stitch in time saves nine. Thk you v much.
Thanks a million for this video. Extremely useful information.
We now as patients have to learn to doctor ourselves not just to fully delegate our health to medical profession!
just tooo true--
I'm so thankful for finding you. You have no agenda... like the healthcare 'industry' US doctors follow.
Great advise so thankful for your knowledge and giving of your time.
I will share what I find out at my doctor visit next October. I made a note. TY
Appreciate the videos, spot on and I use your videos to help guide patients at my community pharmacy in Devon👍 .
Hello, you're brilliant and I love your videos. I have a bit of feedback. I have difficulty hearing when you speak, even with my volume on max. I believe the issue is with the recording and not your natural volume. I hope this helps to make your videos even better. Thank you.
Wonderful video, in our ENDO practice we request it quarterly. Luckily we have SGLT2i and soon Finerone will be allowed in Canada both help in this situation
Marvelous program! Thanks Dr. Gupta. Your video volume is really very low - please look into this - make yourself more audible. 😊🙏
Thanks Doc, I looked at my test results of the last few years and made à connection between my rising level of microalbumin, even if still relatively low at 12.4, and some symptoms that started developing, I'll get an appointement with a specialist to see if it's real or an illusion of mine.Thank you very much and keep up your humanitarian work, real medical spirit.
Mario, Mario did you get your pseudonym from the opera Tosca?
@@mariaquinn920 Hi Maria Maria, although I'm of Italian origin I'm not an opera lover as my father was.
Mario just came out double by mistake.
Have a nice day.
Just make sure the specialist is a real professional and not just the typical person with a medical degree
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VERY useful video, Sanjay! Once the test is done, I will definitely advise you of the results, and my current health status. Thank You.
Thank you for your video.
What about measuring the ratio albumin/creatinin ?
I dislike sharing my medical hx on social media. However I am going to GP in Monday will ask for it . And will let you know . Thanks for sharing and caring so compassionately.🌟
My albumin 4.7 g/dL this year and two year average is around 4.56 g/dL. Thanks for the knowledge share definitely appriecated.
C peptide can be used to measure insulin resistance, before elevations of blood sugar or HgA1c occur, which in some cases can be decades.
Massive thanks for this very important information, you have given some great advice over the years, and I for one appreciate that and your time.
Thank you so much for educating us so well
I got the Microalbumin / Creatine urine test. I figured it was cheaper than the 24 hour test. The only problem was that the albumin came back so low that they couldn't calculate a ratio. I think that is a good thing. I think that means I don't have a problem. The lab couldn't calculate the ratio so I did it myself and it came back at .07 per unit of creatine.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and education with us.
Thank you so much for your honesty and how much you care…
I have a friend who is a qualified nutritionist and who is 89 years old, takes no medication whatsoever and is very healthy. No arthritis…. Nothing. No high blood pressure….
I have told her about you. I don’t even have a GP. My GP retired and so far as I know I no longer have one at all. Things are so bad….
I did have type 2 diabetes but am losing weight brilliantly with Slimming World and am much healthier. No diabetes now….
Dr. Gupta, I have two heroes and you are one of them. I so very much value your help.
Bless you
Ruth in Bexhill-on-Sea on Sussex.
Thank you Dr Sanjay
Thank you once again for a great, informative video, it really is appreciated. I wonder how much the 24hr urine test is to order. My GP will never allow it if it is expensive, they will want to just stick to NICE guidelines. One example of this is if someone is a newly diagnosed diabetic they will not allow slow release Metformin which has fewer side effects, that is.This is because it is more expensive. It is reserved for those who have very severe side effects, not for those with moderate or milder side effects. My nurse friend knows this, has some side effects, works shifts and feels like the nhs is unfair after she has given so many years in faithful service.
Thank you very much Dr I will certainly ask my GP for the Test.
Dr sanjay gupta sir excellent feedback as always in your health videos thanks 04/08/2022
Really important information.Thanks for the effort you put in to educate .
The "elephant in the room" here is the extent to which rampant kidney failure is being caused by widespread overuse of NSAIDS such as ibuprofen, which can be damaging to the kidneys. Is the microalbuminuria being caused by diabetes and hypertension, or by excessive use of over-the-counter pain medications? Regardless of the cause, it's a serious problem that demands much more attention.
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@Jim H. Another huge elephant in the room of course is our Western diet, stress and now huge numbers of those that have received the "C" vaxx
Thanks Doctor. Very informative
Very interesting vid. I had a calcium test score two years back and was zero...even though I was overweight by at least 20kilos...and was pre --diabetic. I do a lot of exertive walking though and am a non-smoker/drinker , ( 8000 plus steps every day) so maybe that helps.
@@chopstick266 What it shows are the areas where there is plaque build up and calcium is present. The calcium acts as rebar to help support and strengthen that area. It shows up as a pink colour on the scan. It is an extremely good indicator of whether you will have future problems. £300 well spent.
@@chopstick266 I went to The Rivers Hospital in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire. It is about 23 miles from me. Currently , their price is £350. If all that is of any use? Tbh, even at £500, it's worth it just to either put your mind at rest or give you forewarning so you can start taking immediate action.
@VIJAY i was 58 when i took the test. The radiologist went through the scan with me. There were a couple of very tiny pnk spots...which is the colour the calcium showed up as...but not enough to push my score above zero. I will take another one in Feb next year. Three years apart should be about right. I don't eat loads of bad food ..never have sugary drinks..I just graze too much. That said, i had a blood test recently and my hbA1C had dropped dramatically because i had a couple of long fasts and really tried to cut back on my kryptonite food...bread and cheese !
I also had a zero score at 50. And even though I did, my doctor wants me on a statin. I refused and told her I would not allow her to take anymore cholesterol tests. I feel like she is "retailating" against me so I am considering going to a Concierge doctor. I feel all regular doctors are like this now and it is either a concierge doctor or none.
WOE anf lifestyle can reverse heart disease💚..ty Dr for your time and knowledge to help your fellow brothers and sisters who may not otherwise got valueable information..God will bless you abundantly..ty for taking the call he gave you a position for🙏💯
Yes.. Going for it.. Would share later
Excellent as always. Thanks
I have been reading that having an abnormal difference in pressure from the left arm and the right arm can be an early detection of problems. For the longest time, the Dr. only took pressure on my left arm and things were great. Then, once they did the right are and he about fell off his chair! But, I discovered (my wife is a nurse) that the left arm is always very low and the right is off the scale... WHY do doctors not check both on a regular basis? Is this a marker that I should be concerned about? Great topic for a video!
Drs are incompetent. I would recommend to everyone here that they stock their home with their own medical equipment and look into paying for your own labs. They are really not that expensive. It has reached a point where I don't know why I go to doctors anymore.... they don't do the things I want... and they can't be trusted to look out for your health.
thanks a lot sir for such a lovely session
Great information. Thank-you! I will get this test done and let you know how I used the information.
Excellent! Functional DX offer comprehensive blood biomarker testing.
Thanks - useful information for transplant recipients too
Thank you so much for all your excellent advice. JS
Important question for you doctor: Is micro albumin "strong enough" as a heart health risk marker, to conclude that a low-normal micro albumin value, makes any raised cholesterol values non important?
Or can it not be used on its own this way?
You also mentioned diabetes patients a lot, so makes me wonder if this marker is mostly relevant for people with this diagnose?
Thank you for sharing knowledge and I appreciate people like you, so keep it up! 👍
Diabetes itself raises cardiovascular risk so it is not solely for diabetics but must be taken even more seriously in them. Cholesterol is suggestive of future plaque build up potential and longer term gradual progression to obstructive disease, statins being the main medicine to reduce the rate of progression. Not a doc.
Thank you so much you are a wonderful person and doctor .
@ DrGupta, firstly wanted to say, fantastic work on your helpful informative videos, question I have is around the correlation between Gout and heart disease, can we expect to see your views on this topic in a video anytime soon
Thanks Dr. I have a excellent cardiology doctor, he prescribed praluent for my cholesterol problem and it works great. I thank God for you and all people in the medical field.
Have you ever heard of reverse PS ratio as a completely 100% diagnostic tool of a heart attack if it's caught within the 24-hour window? If "yes" what are the markers ?... TY for you help.
I've just shared this sanjay with a friend. I have mine checked every 6 months :) have new bloods getting done in 3 months after this round of chemo. I'll get back to u with result. I'm STILL missing Oliver. His groomed rang me 2 days ago to say for some weird reason she was collecting his hair. We are going to find the perfect seed for him and plant it with his hair to grow it. The tree will grow with Oliver's hair in its trunk. I miss you and blue bell :( im nearly finished lifestyle medicine and can sit the board exams next year. Just have 2 thesis to write. Xx
Thank you so much Dr. Gupta. I highly appreciate all your posts.
Do you take new patients? If so what is the process?
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Urinalysis test stripes are available on line for about $15.00 US. They are so easy to use, to check for yourself at home. Color codes on bottle to compare. There's a shortage of doctors where I live and a 3 month scheduling waiting for an appointment. If you can even find a doctor taking patients.
Thanks Sir.
Brilliant! I'm hopping right on this and requesting the test from my GP. At 71 & pre-diabetic it may be after the fact, but why not? Many Thanks & Cheers from LA! BTW - Higher Resolution Videos Please!
I am 82 with very well controlled type 2 diabetes and hyper cholesterol. My hypertension med is Lisopril. My micro albumin levels are consistently showing
Hello from Kennebunk Maine.
What is the difference in testing Albumin in blood compared to testing urine. If albumin is low or normal in your circulating blood, is it probably normal in urine. Please specify. Thank you
thank you very much !
Does the elevated microalbuminuria correlate before or the time with CRP -you think ? Thank you this is very good clarity
Thank you for making this understandable to the average person…thank you for caring for all of GODS people…thank you for your true blessings to us…
Awesome information
Dr you are simply the best. Thank you so much for your help and information.
Thank you Dr. I had the test today and the result is 87 which they say is normal.
Thanks doctor,am due check up,will ask about albumin levels,excellent advise
love your videos. I was looking EXACTLY for this. I need to know what test I can take to see where I am on the scale of probability