The excretion of glucose or other sugars in the urine, typically a sign of diabetes or metabolic disorder.
From 'glyco-' (sugar) + '-uresis' (Greek suffix meaning urinary discharge). The term became established in 19th-century medicine when physicians recognized abnormal glucose loss as a disease symptom.
Glycuresis literally means your kidneys are 'dumping' sugar into your urine—normally the kidneys recycle glucose, but when blood sugar gets too high, this safety system gets overwhelmed and glucose spills out.
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