Why is bubbly urine considered a sign of diabetes?

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Dr Siri Nallapu

General Practitioner

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5+ Yrs

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If your blood glucose levels are too high, the kidneys will have trouble filtering the blood properly. This can allow glucose and protein molecules from the blood to end up in the urine, which can cause foaming

Dr. Siri Suggests...

Take a NT-PRO BNP (N-TERMINAL PRO BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE) Test or Take a ALDOSTERONE DIRECT RENIN RATIO Test

Book NT-PRO BNP (N-TERMINAL PRO BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE) Test Book ALDOSTERONE DIRECT RENIN RATIO Test

Answered 24/07/2025

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