Glucose in urine
Glucose in the urine appears when the blood sugar is so high that the kidneys can no longer retain it (above ~10 mmol/L), or (less often) when the kidney threshold lets sugar through at a normal blood level.
This marker is reported as negative or positive on the strip; the app rates it qualitatively, not against a numeric range.
Why it matters
ECLM: presence indicates high blood glucose or a lowered renal threshold.
If it’s low
The absence of glucose in the urine is normal and expected.
If it’s high
Glucose in the urine usually means the blood sugar has been high. Less often it is a low kidney threshold (renal glycosuria) with normal sugar, which is harmless.
What to do
Check the blood sugar (fasting) and HbA1c — these give the true picture. Medications from the SGLT2 group deliberately excrete sugar into the urine (expected).
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Fasting glucose · HbA1c
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