Know your Urine Glucose. Know your health.
Test your Urine Glucose and 100+ other biomarkers in a single blood draw.
Glucose is not normally present in urine. The kidneys filter glucose from the blood and then reabsorb essentially all of it, so a negative result is expected. Glucose spills into the urine when blood sugar rises above the kidney's reabsorption threshold (around 180 mg/dL), which most often points to diabetes or poorly controlled blood sugar. Less commonly, a low kidney threshold (renal glycosuria) or pregnancy can cause glucose in the urine despite normal blood sugar. A positive result is usually followed up with blood glucose and HbA1c testing.
Urine Glucose isn't sold on its own. It comes in a routine urinalysis, about $45. A fuller workup adds Vitamin D ($75), hs-CRP ($69), ApoB ($50), and ApoA1 ($50). You can test Urine Glucose and 100 other biomarkers for $190 as part of an Empirical membership.
Empirical is FSA/HSA eligible, so you can pay with pre-tax dollars. Fast for 8-12 hours beforehand for the most accurate lipid and metabolic results, and expect results in days rather than weeks.
Urine Glucose is drawn at 2,200+ Quest and BioReference patient service centers across the US, so there's usually one within a short drive. Browse the full directory to find the one closest to you.
Test your Urine Glucose and 100+ other biomarkers in a single blood draw.