Glycosuria

Glycosuria is an increased amount of sugar in the urine. Normally, only a small amount of glucose may be present in the urine of a healthy person. Its elevated level may indicate the presence of various diseases.

The main cause of glycosuria is diabetes mellitus. In this disease, due to a lack or ineffectiveness of insulin, glucose cannot penetrate the cells and accumulates in the blood and is then excreted in the urine.

Also, the reasons for the increased sugar content in the urine may be kidney disease, which impairs the reabsorption of glucose, or liver disease, which leads to impaired glucose metabolism.

In addition, glycosuria can occur during stress, pregnancy, and taking certain medications. To establish an accurate diagnosis, laboratory tests and consultation with a doctor are necessary.

Glycosuria is a disorder of glucose metabolism in the kidneys: an excess amount of glucose comes into the urine. One of the main causes of glycosuria is diabetes mellitus. But these are not all variants of the disease, there are other reasons: 1. Infectious diseases of the kidneys and urinary system: pyelonephritis, glomerulonephritis, amyloidosis, inflammation of the genitourinary tract. 2. Preeclampsia and eclampsia. Blood cells clog the renal arteries and interfere with blood flow in the area of ​​the nephrons responsible for filtering the blood. In such cases, granulated sugar is often found in the discharge. 3. Diabetes mellitus and other abnormalities in the functioning of the pancreas and endocrine system. The flow of sugar into the kidneys is disrupted, gestational diabetes mellitus is usually combined with elevated blood sugar levels, and pathology also occurs in newborns after complicated births. 4. Itsenko-Cushing syndrome. The disease causes a disruption in the secretion of adrenal hormones, which negatively affects all processes occurring in the body.