How do the kidneys normally process glucose?

Answer 1

kidneys don't process glucose but filters it from the bloodstream when the glucose exceeds a certain level. When the glucose level is too high, then the kidneys must lower the levels by filtering it out of the blood and into the urine.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

i think ur mixing 2 issues. one is processing the glucose, which happens in ur intestines(mostly the duodenum part) which is with mostly the help of the pancreas enzymes(and also some enzymes which started the procedure in the mouth by the salivatory enzymes), but in a diabetic patient, the other part of the pancrease which makes the insulin hormon does not function properly(diabetes type 1) or the pancrease is ok, but the cells dont have the right receptors for the insuline(diabetes type 2).

but for the KIDNEYS: it's their job to keep all the glucose in the body and not let any of it to go in the urine, but in a diabetic patient, the kidney's lose their tolerance toward the excess glucose in the blood, and let some of it out to the urine and that is shown by the "glucose tolerance test". which tests the urine to c if there's any glucose found in it or not. but this is at the high levels of diabetes, and in the lower levels, only the blood glucose is higher than normal and it hasnt yet affected the renal tolerance.

hope i helped

Answer 4

Resorption

Substances that enter the nephron are not all excreted but may exit the tubule and flow back into the blood. This is called resorption (reabsorption).

This often occurs with substances that are particularly beneficial to the body, including electrolytes (Na+, Cl-, K+, Ca++, HCO3-, phosphate), amino acids, peptides, glucose and water.

Resorption occurs in the proximal and distal convoluted tubules and also the loop of Henle. It can occur passively (I.e. not requiring energy) or can be described as an active process, requiring energy in the form of ATP to get the substances from the nephron back into the blood stream.
Hope answered your question.

Answer 5

Kidneys don't produce glucose also known as sugar. The pancreas does. Kidneys regulate the composition of your blood, keep the concentrations of various ions and other important substances constant, keep the volume of water in your body constant, remove wastes from your body (urea, ammonia, drugs, toxic substances), keep the acid/base concentration of your blood constant, and
maintain your body's calcium levels

Answer 6

the kidneys dont process glucose at all the pancreas does !