A type of drug used to lower blood pressure. Studies indicate that it may also help prevent or slow the progression of kidney disease in people with diabetes. Only some people with noninsulin-dependent diabetes take these pills. If acetone forms, it usually means that the cells do not have enough insulin, or cannot use the insulin that is in the blood, to use glucose for energy.
Acetone passes through the body into the urine.
Acidosis Too much acid in the body. For a person with diabetes, this can lead to diabetic ketoacidosis. Former term for noninsulin-dependent or type II diabetes. A harmful result. Albuminuria More than normal amounts of a protein called albumin in the urine.