The nurse associates which assessment finding in the diabetic patient with decreasing renal function?

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Urine should not contain protein. Proteinuria in a diabetic heralds the beginning of renal insufficiency or diabetic nephropathy with subsequent progression to end stage renal disease. Chronic elevated blood glucose levels can cause renal hypertension and excess kidney perfusion with leakage from the renal vasculature. This leaking allows protein to be filtered into the urine.

The Nurse Associates Which Assessment Finding in the Diabetic Patient