Are glucose and proteins present in urine? Why?
Glucose and protein are not normal findings in urine. But under certain circumstances, usually disease processes, they do find their way into the urine.If glucose is showing up in the urine, diabetes would be of concern. If blood glucose levels are high, it will spill over into the urine. Diabetes is also the #1 cause of kidney disease.Kidney damage will lead to leaking of proteins into the urine, usually albumin. Also, kidney damage may show glucose in urine while not in the presence of diabetes, but maybe hypertension, for example.To sum up this confusing answer, diabetes can cause glucose and protein in the urine, without kidney damage. Otherwise, there maybe some acute or chronic kidney involvement.The physician should be able to do some simple blood tests to point the diagnosis in the right direction.
How can glucose and protein be present in the urine?
It is in urine anyway but high contents of it is not good. Glucose norms= 0-0.8mmpl/l/L (0-15mg/dl more can be indicative of several problems. Diabetes is just one. Protein norms= below 10 mg More than this is indicative of Diabetes, pregnancy, excessive exercise and excessive carbohydrate intake plus other factors.
How much is protein in cow urine?
Urine of an animal does not contain protein.
The presence of protein or glucose in the urine..?
Protein should be broken down and used by the body cells. Glucose should be taken into the cells and used for energy. Protein is normally not found in the urine. Fever, hard exercise, pregnancy, and some diseases, especially kidney disease, may cause protein to be in the urine. Glucose is the type of sugar found in blood. Normally there is very little or no glucose in urine. When the blood sugar level is very high, as in uncontrolled diabetes, the sugar spills over into the urine. Glucose can also be found in urine when the kidneys are damaged or diseased.
Why would you not expect to find glucose or protein in a urine sample from someone whose kidneys are healthy?
The nephrons are built to take glucose and protein back into the bloodstream. Your kidneys work by flushing everything out of your system and then letting certain things back in. The nephrons have receptors that attach to these chosen molecules and return them to the bloodstream. Everything else gets pissed out. If you have glucose or protein in your urine, it means that your nephrons aren't taking anything back in... which means that they aren't working. On a completely unrelated note, a diabetic with perfectly functional kidneys will still piss out glucose as an attempt to lower his blood sugar. Back before blood testing became an exact science, a doctor would test someone for diabetes by tasting his piss and seeing if it tasted sweet. Now that's what I call "dedicated medicine." Mike
MEPS Urine test had to high of protein/glucose and was dq! Any advice to pass next time?
With that amount of protein and glucose in your urine, there is the chance that there is something medically wrong with you, and that is why you were DQ'd, not because they thought you were trying to cover up drugs. You need to go to a doctor and have them do a full urinalysis workup and go from there. You may have an early metabolic disorder, like diabetes. There should never be any glucose in your urine, let alone 100 mg. EDIT: Oh, yes, that's a fantastic idea! Let's tell someone who, with the information they have provided, shows that they may have some sort of metabolic disorder or kidney dysfunction to not eat for 24 hours!!! That's frickin retarded. He needs to see a doctor. EDIT: Sigh. Carb loading is not going to raise your urine glucose levels. It may raise your blood glucose for a short period of time (which is why blood glucose is a fasting test). But by the time it's showing up in your urine, that means either your pancreas or kidneys are not filtering it properly. Once again, it is NOT normal to have glucose in your urine, unless you are diabetic or possibly pregnant. The food you ate has like a 1% chance of having any bearing whatsoever on your levels.
Why is glucose not found in urine?
Glucose maybe found in urine but this happens when concentration in blood is greater than 180 mg/DL. Upto this level, the kidneys can reabsorb any glucose that gets filtered. This is called renal threshold for glucose. So blood concentration less than 180 mg/DL urine will not have glucose.
Meps protein in urine test.?
As an Army Recruiter I see this quite a bit. Protein in urine is common, most of the time it is do to under-hydration or over-exertion prior to the urinalysis. If you happen to fail the second uninalysis MEPS will "PDQ" you, or Permanently Disqualify you, this however, does not mean that you cannot enlist. If you do get disqualified your recruiter will apply for a waiver. For the waiver to be submitted you will be required to wait, usually for a week to a month, get a couple of urinalysis's done at civilian clinics and submit the results to the waiver authority. Once that is done, the waiver authority will either appove or decline your request for waiver, I have never had one declined for protein in urine. After the waiver is approved you will go back to MEPS to process and enlist. SGT Sweeten RRNCO, NJARNG P.S. - Protein in Urine has nothing to do with drinking "protein shakes"...... and it's not the Sergeon General that approves waivers, it's the Adjutant General, and that is only for National Guard.