EFFECT OF DIABETES AND INSULIN ON THE MAXIMUM CAPACITY OF THE RENAL TUBULES TO REABSORB GLUCOSE 1

Abstract

Glycosuria occurs whenever the amount of glu- cose filtered by the glomeruli exceeds the reab- sorptive capacity of the tubules. The glycosuria of diabetes, therefore, is dependent not only on the degree of hyperglycemia but also on the concur- rent glucose reabsorptive capacity.