2007-11-03 06:21:12 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Diabetes
Definition of Ketonuria:
Ketone bodies consist chemically of three substances (beta-hydroxybutyric acid, acetoacetic acid, and acetone).
When ketone bodies are released, they enter the bloodstream, acidify the blood, and are eventually excreted mostly in urine. (One type of ketone body exits via the lungs.) Without treatment, glucose and ketone bodies may build to dangerous levels in the blood. Stress and illness can increase the risk of glucose and ketone buildup. When glucose and ketone bodies build to very high levels, the following conditions then exist:
1. Hyperglycemia: too much sugar in the blood.
2. Ketoacidosis: too many ketone bodies in the blood.
3. Ketonuria: accumulation of ketone bodies in the urine. When ketone is excreted, sodium is excreted along with it.
Good luck.
DS
2007-11-03 06:39:15 · answer #1 · answered by Duck Soup 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Uncontrolled diabetes can cause both glucose and ketone bodies in the urine.
2007-11-03 21:27:40 · answer #2 · answered by paul 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This always happens during periods of prolonged hyperglycemia.
2007-11-04 02:52:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ketoacidosis?
2007-11-03 08:14:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋