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Is it possible for someone to have an abnormally high plasma glucose concentration but not have glycosuria?
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Yes: The threshold for glycosuria is blood sugar of around 200 so the blood test is more sensitive for detecting diabetes.
Answered 7/6/2017
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Yes,: Glucose only spills into the urine through the kidney filtering mechanism when the plasma glucose is persistently over 180 mg / dl . This is well n excess of the blood plasma levels necessary to diagnose diabetes mellitus.
Answered 7/6/2017
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