The excretion of glucose in the urine of a diabetic patient is a result of the inability of the kidney tubules to reabsorb glucose in the absence of insulin.

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The excretion of glucose in the urine of a diabetic patient is due to high blood glucose levels exceeding the renal threshold for glucose reabsorption, not the absence of insulin affecting kidney tubules directly.

The Excretion of Glucose in the Urine of a Diabetic