Why is Glucose in Urine a Sign of Diabetes Mellitus?
As mentioned above glucose in urine is considered to be a sign of diabetes mellitus. Now the question arises is why is glucose in urine a sign of diabetes mellitus as there could be other reasons like emotional pain, stress, meningitis, hyperthyroidism, etc. for glucose in urine. Kidneys are the main organ to regulate the excessive absorption of glucose in blood. When blood reaches its threshold limit of glucose absorption then the excess glucose is removed in urine. In case of diabetes mellitus the concentration of glucose in urine is abnormally high. Hence glucose in urine is considered to be a sign of diabetes type 2 but it is not a confirmatory test.
