Glycosuria

Glycosuria: causes, symptoms and treatment

Glycosuria, also known as glycuria or melituria, is a condition in which the level of glucose in the urine is elevated. Normally, the kidneys filter glucose from the blood and return it to the body. However, with glycosuria, some glucose remains in the urine.

The causes of glycosuria can be varied. One of the most common is diabetes. In patients with diabetes, blood glucose levels are elevated, which can cause the kidneys to become overworked and unable to fully return glucose back into the blood. In addition, glycosuria can be caused by genetic disorders, urinary tract infections, certain medications, or acute stress.

Symptoms of glycosuria may include increased urine output, thirst, fatigue, weight loss, and dry mouth. If glycosuria is left untreated, it can lead to complications such as urinary tract infections, kidney damage, and even the development of diabetic ketoacidosis.

Treatment for glycosuria depends on its cause. If glycosuria is caused by diabetes, then treatment will be aimed at controlling blood glucose levels. This can be achieved through the use of insulin or other medications, as well as lifestyle changes, including proper diet and exercise. If glycosuria is caused by other reasons, then treatment will be aimed at eliminating the underlying problem.

Overall, glycosuria is a condition that requires close medical monitoring and treatment. If you have symptoms of glycosuria, see your doctor to get a diagnosis and appropriate treatment.

Glycosuria (from the Greek glykys - sweet and οὖρον - urine), sugar in the urine, non-retention of glucose, or galactose - one of the signs of the pathology of sugar (glucose) metabolic processes in the body of humans and animals, as well as the effect of its content on the body in the blood and urine.

Glycemia can be caused by poisoning with various chemicals - for example, in case of poisoning with ethanol (ethyl alcohol), acute glucolytic diabetes develops. In case of poisoning with neurotropic substances, symptoms of peripheral polyneuropathy, ophthalmopathy, and cerebellum are observed.

Glucomania is a form of diabetes mellitus (introduced as a symptom no earlier than 2016), when a chronic increase in blood glucose concentration occurs due to a relative excess of endogenous glucose intake or a decrease in its consumption and transport. Glucosuria can be considered as a symptom complex of hyperglycemia in diabetes mellitus, hyperthyroidism, pyelonephritis, etc., with impaired glucose tolerance (prediabetes), due to physiological causes or treatment with sulfonamides, lithium salts, oxalates, thiazide diuretics and pyridoxine.

The most pronounced glucosuria is observed in hyperglycemic coma, acute toxicosis of pregnancy, heart failure, pylorospasm, chronic pancreatitis and pancreatogenic dysfunction with glucogenic diarrhea, diabetes mellitus and diabetes insipidus. According to the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Welfare, the prevalence of diabetes mellitus among the adult population of Russia based on the results of medical examinations in 2022 was 3.8%, the incidence was 9.5 per 1,000