{
  "schema_version": 1,
  "kind": "condition",
  "id": "glycosuria",
  "name": "Glycosuria (glucose in urine)",
  "category": "chronic",
  "sources": "ICPC-3 (WONCA International Classification of Primary Care, 3rd edition) - condition scope only, no dose · No dose - no medicine is given for this in primary care · Physiology, Glycosuria - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf (NBK557441) - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK557441/",
  "review_status": "reviewed",
  "verified_against": "No dose - no medicine is given for this in primary care · Glycosuria (glucose in urine) - disease-level clinical article (glycosuria-clinical.txt)",
  "verified_date": "2026-08",
  "treatments": [
    {
      "id": 843,
      "generic": "No drug therapy in primary care (Assessment & Advice)",
      "line": 1,
      "is_adjunct": false,
      "form": null,
      "strength_mg": null,
      "adult_dose": "Glucose in the urine is a common finding prompting diabetes screening in Egypt's high-prevalence population; management is directed at the underlying diagnosis, usually diabetes.",
      "adult_duration": "Assessment and advice",
      "dose_source": "No dose - no medicine is given for this in primary care",
      "rationale": "Glucose in the urine is a common finding prompting diabetes screening in Egypt's high-prevalence population; management is directed at the underlying diagnosis, usually diabetes.",
      "cautions": [
        "Glycosuria with classic symptoms (thirst, weight loss, frequent urination) or a very high blood glucose reading suggests new diabetes needing urgent assessment for ketoacidosis.",
        "No medicine is prescribed for this in primary care. The value of the consultation is recognition, explanation and follow-up, and referral if the red flags above appear.",
        "Non-diabetic or euglycemic glycosuria due to Fanconi syndrome is a red flag (tubular dysfunction causing phosphaturia, aminoaciduria, and metabolic acidosis).",
        "RED FLAG - Urine glucose testing has a diagnostic limitation: a detection threshold of 50-250 mg/dL, and an altered renal threshold in aging or renal disease masking hyperglycemia."
      ],
      "peds_mgkg_low": null,
      "peds_mgkg_high": null,
      "peds_max_mg": null,
      "peds_basis": null,
      "peds_unit": null,
      "peds_note": "Children follow the same pathway: assessment, explanation and follow-up. No primary-care medicine is implied.",
      "peds_min_weight_kg": null,
      "peds_max_weight_kg": null,
      "peds_age_min_months": null,
      "peds_age_max_months": null,
      "peds_age_bands": null,
      "peds_doses": null,
      "brands": [],
      "condition_id": "glycosuria"
    }
  ]
}