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Glucose High Concentration Filtrate Present Urine Diabetes Blood

Front Why would glucose be present in urine?
Back - diabetes
- high blood glucose concentration
- high glucose concentration in glumerular filtrate

- carrier proteins in proximal convoluted tubule saturated
- all glucose cannot be co-transported out of filtrate
- some glucose remains in urine

Tags: homeostasis

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