Clinical Significance cont'd

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Clinical Significance cont'd

Conditions in which glucose levels in the urine are above 100 mg/dL and detectable include:

  • diabetes mellitus and other endocrine disorders
  • impaired tubular reabsorption due to advanced kidney disease
  • pregnancy - glycosuria developing in the 3rd trimester may be due to latent diabetes mellitus
  • central nervous system damage
  • pancreatic disease
  • disturbances of metabolism such as, burns, infection or fractures