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GLYCOSURIA |
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diabetes mellitus |
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renal glycosuria (commoner in pregnancy) |
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alimentary (lag storage curve on OGTT): |
normal (reactive hypoglycaemia)partial gastrectomy / gastroduodenostomy early diabetes hyperthyroidism hepatic disease |
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other: |
carbohydrate deprivation renal tubular damage, eg. Fanconi syndrome, heavy metal poisoningbrain tumours hypokalaemia |
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false positive test: |
lactosuria (in late pregnancy)fructosuria (fructokinase deficiency)ascorbic aciduria |
NB: 'Clinitest' gives false positive result with other sugars; 'Clinistix' is specific for glucose.
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