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Went to doctor for flu and she tested my urine and said i has sugar in my urine and called it glucosuria? scared i might have a precursor for diabetes

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Dr. Joseph Mathews answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine - Endocrinology

Non-specific finding: Glucosuria typically occurs when the blood glucose level exceeds the kidney's ability to reabsorb it. In non-diabetics that is around 180mg/dl. The only way to diagnose diabetes is to have a hemoglobin a1c >6.5%, a fasting serum glucose >126mg/dl or a random serum glucose >200mg/dl. Glucosuria can easily be mis-measured so diabetes is not diagnosed that way. Talk to your dr. About your concern.

Answered 9/29/2016

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