In the mid-seventies, the military diagnosed my uncle with "sugar on the kidneys", a condition he said was very painful. I was wondering if anyone knew about this condition and if it is related to diabetes in any way. Thanks in advance for your help!
2007-01-28 11:32:40 · 6 answers · asked by Lyn 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
There is no condition in the medical world called sugar on the kidneys. People in the Southern US sometimes use a similar phrase to refer to diabetes, and untreated diabetes causes the kidneys to leak and eventually fail. Its possible that the doctors detected proteins in the urine, which is a sign that diabetes has caused damage to the kidneys (from high blood sugar).
2007-01-28 12:33:34 · answer #1 · answered by formerly_bob 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-18 18:18:32 · answer #2 · answered by Kimberley 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-24 00:53:23 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds more like an antiquated term for kidney stones; definitely a painful condition, but by itself, not an indicator of diabetes. There are other tests to determine the presence of this condition. If you are worried that you have inherited diabetes , then by all means get tested.
2007-02-04 07:28:46 · answer #4 · answered by Mookman 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have heard of sugar in the urine but not in the kidneys.
2007-01-28 12:07:18 · answer #5 · answered by owned by a siberian husky 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-03-22 05:32:01 · answer #6 · answered by Angelina 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋