Can a cold affect urinalysis results in diabetics?

Colds may affect the urine routine results of diabetic patients, if the cold is complicated by urinary tract diseases, fever or medication will affect the urine routine results. 1. Urological diseases: when the patient’s resistance is lowered during a cold, if infected with β-hemolytic streptococcus, it is easy to cause acute glomerulonephritis, which damages the renal function and results in hematuria, proteinuria, etc. Fever and sore throat during a cold will trigger IgA nephropathy, which will also result in hematuria and other abnormalities. 2. Fever:Temporary proteinuria will appear when you have fever, which is physiologic proteinuria. 3. Taking medicines:Taking medicines such as ibuprofen when you have a cold, which are metabolized by the liver and kidney in the body, may damage the kidney function and cause abnormal urine routine. Diabetic patients are advised to follow the doctor’s instructions to do urine routine when they have a cold. Drink plenty of water during the cold, symptomatic treatment, pay attention to rest, serious conditions should be timely to the hospital.