Urine Smells Like Medicine Diabetes
After a meal, a portion of the food a person eats is broken down into sugar (glucose). The sugar then passes into the bloodstream and to the body's cells via a hormone (called insulin) that is produced by the pancreas.
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Diabetes
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
The immediate goals are to treat diabetic ketoacidosis and high blood glucose levels. Because type 1 diabetes can start suddenly and have severe... Read more »
Type 1 diabetes
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Insulin-dependent diabetes; Juvenile onset diabetes; Diabetes - type 1TreatmentThe immediate goals of treatment are to treat diabetic ketoacidosis... Read more »
Type 2 diabetes
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Noninsulin-dependent diabetes; Diabetes - type 2; Adult-onset diabetes Treatment The goal of treatment at first is to lower high blood... Read more »
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Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
The urine glucose oxidase test measures the concentration of glucose in the urine. It involves the use of commercial, plastic-coated, chemically... Read more »
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Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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