Why Does Glucose Appear in the Urine of a Diabetic

question 13

Multiple Choice

Why does glucose appear in the urine of a diabetic?

• A)The volume of urine is too great to filter.
• B)No glucose is filtered into the glomerular filtrate.
• C)The kidneys produce glucose in diabetes.
• D)The carriers for glucose reabsorption reach their maximum rate of transport.
• E)The ascending limb of the loop of Henle secretes glucose into the urinE.

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