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Glycosuria- a condition passing too much glucose in your urine. How does it harm you? – By Dr Harold Gunatillake That is what we are going to discuss today. Glycosuria happens when you have glucose or other sugars like lactose, fructose, or galactose, in your urine. This is sometimes also called glucosuria. A trace of glucose in your urine is normal. Normal glucose range in urine: 0 to 0.8 mmol/l (0 to 15 mg/dL) If a random urine sample shows more than 0.25mg/ml of glucose, this is considered glycosuria and can be caused by too high blood glucose levels, a problem with your kidney filters, or both. Glucose must be maintained in your bloodstream within a range giving a steady balance. When you are fasting your blood sugar level drops to about 90m.mol/l, and on average daily blood sugar level fluctuates with food but maintains at about 7-8 mmol/L Euglycemia, ...