My dad has type II diabetes and is getting tested soon..?

How can he reduce the level of sugar in his URINE, not blood/kidneys? Will cranberry juice flush it out? And does anyone know of anything else that will help him before he gets the test done? Please help!!!! =]

First of all, the sugar level in your urine is not separate from the sugar level in your blood. If one is high, the other will be high as well. It's not something that can be flushed out of the system like alcohol or drugs; the only thing that can lower his blood sugar is insulin.

What is he being tested for? Since you say he already has a diagnosis of Type II diabetes, I assume you mean he's going in for his A1C test. That test measures average blood sugar over the last three months, so his blood sugar on the day of the test is not going to make any difference. He should be taking his medication or his insulin as prescribed by his doctor, or following a strict diet and exercise plan, or both. That is the only way to lower his blood sugar.

Finally, cranberry juice is FULL OF SUGAR and will RAISE his blood sugar if he drinks it. I actually use it for hypoglycemia because it is so sugary.

If your dad's blood sugars aren't high in the blood there will be little to no sugar in his urine. It's when the sugars are high in the blood that some can be released in the urine to get it out of the body.

As long as the level in his blood isn't reduced the levels in his urine won't be lower either.

Below is a website that will give you more complete information than I've supplied here.

If your dad is getting a HbA1C test, the results are the average percentage for the last 90 days. You cannot affect the results overnight.

I wonder why you want to not find out what your dad's health condition really is? Once he has a health baseline he can begin any necessary treatment.

However, I recommend you visit my blog site and print off the Blood Glucose Level Chart. The chart relates the HbA1C and daily finger prick test results. The provide the complete test result range. Discuss your dad's results with your dad's doctor. Take along the chart so the doctor can give you a reference point for this test results.

Best Wishes

Jill P !
Since he is a diabetic person there is not any need of doing anything secial before the test, so that you can have the realistic random or fasting figures. But if he is going for an A1c test no matter whatever you do it wont really affect the average of the previous three months.

You better should go through this in detail, to know exactly which test indicates what