glycosuria
Sign in to saveGlycosuria is the excretion of glucose into the urine. Ordinarily, urine contains no glucose because the kidneys are able to reabsorb all of the filtered glucose from the tubular fluid back into the bloodstream. Glycosuria is nearly always caused by an elevated blood sugar level, most commonly due to untreated diabetes. Rarely, glycosuria is due to an intrinsic problem with glucose reabsorption within the kidneys (such as Fanconi syndrome), producing a condition termed renal glycosuria. Glycosuria leads to excessive water loss into the urine with resultant dehydration, a process called osmotic
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- Medical condition (new).name
- Glycosuria
- Medical condition (new).synonyms
- Glucosuria
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- Beta-D-Glucose.svg
- Medical condition (new).caption
- Glucose
- Medical condition (new).specialty
- Endocrinology
- Medical condition (new).causes
- Diabetes, dehydration
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Research
6,613 papers- [Glycosuria].Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine · 2002
- Glycosuria in primary glomerulopathies: prevalence and prognostic significance.Jornal brasileiro de nefrologia · 2022
- Exposure to Moderate Glycosuria Induces Virulence of Group B Streptococcus.The Journal of infectious diseases · 2021
- [Glycosuria in pregnancy].Medizinische Klinik · 1977
- [GLYCOSURIA].Gazette medicale de France · 1963
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- urinalysis
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- urine
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- Glucosuria
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- glucose
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Glycosuria is the excretion of glucose into the urine. Ordinarily, urine contains no glucose because the kidneys are able to reabsorb all of the filtered glucose from the tubular fluid back into the bloodstream. Glycosuria is nearly always caused by an elevated blood sugar level, most commonly due to untreated diabetes. Rarely, glycosuria is due to an intrinsic problem with glucose reabsorption within the kidneys (such as Fanconi syndrome), producing a condition termed renal glycosuria. Glycosuria leads to excessive water loss into the urine with resultant dehydration, a process called osmotic diuresis.
Alimentary glycosuria is a temporary condition, when a high amount of carbohydrate is taken, it is rapidly absorbed in some cases where a part of the stomach is surgically removed, the excessive glucose appears in urine producing glycosuria.
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