■ Means that something sweet (“mel” = honey) is passing through or siphoning (Greek “siphon” = diabetes) from
the body
■ Blood glucose level that’s normally 80 to 120 mg per
100 ml of blood rises to dramatically high level
■ Glucose begins to spill into the urine because the
kidney tubule cells cannot reabsorb if fast enough
■ As glucose flushes from the body, water follows, leading
to dehydration
