2007-04-30 09:43:43 · 5 answers · asked by topo009 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Diabetes
it is a complicated process that occurs inside the tubules of the kidneys, it is called glomerular hyperfiltration. In laymen's terms, the kidneys are working overtime trying to filter out excess sugars and toxins from the blood stream. They cannot do this forever, which is why a great many diabetics that do not control their disease adequately die from kidney failure.
2007-04-30 09:51:05 · answer #1 · answered by essentiallysolo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The kidneys are designed to reabsorb glucose, or sugar. When a diabetic person's blood sugar reaches between 160-180 gm/dL, it hits the renal threshold. At this point, the kidneys can't reabsorb all the sugar that is spilling into the filtrate from the kidney, and it becomes part of the urine. Glucose that is lost in kidney filtrate, will pull water with it, (osmosis). This loss of water produces an excess of urine.
2007-04-30 13:22:50 · answer #2 · answered by TrueNorth 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They have too much sugar for thier kidneys to process so it stays in the urine. The sugar pulls water out into the urine so the water doesn't get reabsorbed. This causes an increase in the amount of urine the person excretes because they aren't reabsorbing water.
2007-04-30 09:51:32 · answer #3 · answered by Stephanie H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How in many circumstances is commonly used? there won't be a norm for a manner in many circumstances. simply by fact peeing is desperate by what you ate, how severe or low your blood sugar is. For me.. its frequently each and every hour or 2.
2016-12-10 15:39:37 · answer #4 · answered by jowers 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they don't...only when they're high. and like not on drugs high, like blood sugar high
2007-04-30 09:59:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋