Why Does Glucose Appear in the Urine of a Diabetic

question 49

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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