The glomerular filtration rate (GFR) has been measured in 38 male juvenile diabetics with a duration of diabetes of 1–12 years. The GFR was clearly elevated, as found earlier. There was no correlation to blood sugar levels. Even in patients with blood sugar values from 50 to 100 mg/100 ml the GFR was elevated to the same extent as in patients with higher values. The actual blood sugar during the clearance procedure cannot therefore be of importance for the high GFR observed in diabetic patients.
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Carl Erik Mogensen (1973) studied this question.
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