Diabetes insipidus is a rare condition that affects the body’s ability to balance fluid levels properly. The condition can lead to excess urine production and low urine osmolality, which refers to the ...

In Chinese, diabetes literally translates to "sugar urine disease," as patients with high enough blood sugar will unload some of that sugar, called glucose, in their urine. Now, a team of chemists has ...

A large number of children with type 2 diabetes have been detected by a urine glucose screening program conducted at schools in Japan since 1975. The incidence of type 2 diabetes in children has ...

Aug. 24 (UPI) --Small metabolic molecules naturally produced in the kidney are a more accurate predictor of future kidney failure in patients with diabetes than the conventional warning sign -- ...

Noticing foam in your urine once in a while isn’t always a cause for concern. It can simply indicate dehydration — when your ...

We often focus on blood work for diagnostics, but urine tests hold great power mdash; sometimes uncovering things that blood alone cannot .

A water deprivation test checks how the body responds to several hours without water intake. A doctor may request this test to help diagnose conditions such as arginine vasopressin disorder (AVD).

Other risk factors for kidney disease include chronic infections, autoimmune disorders, and certain genetic variants. The new ...

OBJECTIVES: Clinical practice guidelines recommend at least annual testing of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and urine albumin-creatinine ratio (uACR) for patients with chronic kidney ...

For these reasons, it’s important to monitor your blood sugar if you have diabetes. Prior to using meters, people with diabetes would monitor their blood sugar by testing their urine. This method, ...