Free glucose test kit

[OutlawWolf]

Kit.

 

[walrus]

Thanks I hope it don't hurt!

 

[Entity]

My guess is that it's a urine testing kit, as it promises to test for ketones and pH balance rather than just glucose.

Rob

 

[pjs]

This is a really SWEET deal!

Keytones, careful on the asparagus.

Paul

 

[Ranger X]

Woohoo, thanks OW.

 

[randadore]

wow! scary message when i clicked 'submit'. something like the message was not encrypted...

anyway, i hope i don't really need to use this. getting one just in case.

thx OW.

 

[gqstyle09]

cool, thanks Wolf, sure hope i don't need this...

 

[shiznut123]

Thanks

 

[Souka]

I know what this is just from the description of"

"kidney function
by detcting protein traces

carbohydrate metabolism
by detcting glucose traces

acid-base balance
by detcting pH balance "


It is a urine test....not a true "glucose test".

The sugar measured in your urine is actually the "extra" your body is trying to dump. Unfortunately, the level of sugar (known as the renal threshold) varies from person to person, affectted by hydration level, stress, activity level, hormones, etc.

To truly (well, much more accurate than urine), is to take a "blood glucose test".... this is how 99.999% of all diabetics test their blood-glucose level.

Protein in the urine is a common side affect of prolonged high blood sugar (glucose) levels.... If protein is detected, this is called (pardon my spelling) Keto-acidosis.

PH level is just what it sounds....scale of 1-14....Acid on one end, base on the other.


Enough info!?!?!?

Enjoy

 

[Seattle]

THIS SITE IS COLLECTING EMAIL ADDRESSES SO THEY CAN SPAM YOU TO DEATH.

 

[randadore]

Souka, thanks for the thorough explanation!

damn, i've purged my brain of everything i learned in biochem. no more stinking bio for me!

 

[Entity]

<< It is a urine test....not a true &quot;glucose test&quot;.

The sugar measured in your urine is actually the &quot;extra&quot; your body is trying to dump. Unfortunately, the level of sugar (known as the renal threshold) varies from person to person, affectted by hydration level, stress, activity level, hormones, etc.

To truly (well, much more accurate than urine), is to take a &quot;blood glucose test&quot;.... this is how 99.999% of all diabetics test their blood-glucose level.

Protein in the urine is a common side affect of prolonged high blood sugar (glucose) levels.... If protein is detected, this is called (pardon my spelling) Keto-acidosis.

PH level is just what it sounds....scale of 1-14....Acid on one end, base on the other.


Enough info!?!?!? >>



As a type-one diabetic and pseudo-student of this stuff, I'll step in to verify everything Souka said here. Well put, well explained.

Rob

 

[jumblies]

Since this is becoming the Diabetes thread...



<< Protein in the urine is a common side affect of prolonged high blood sugar (glucose) levels.... If protein is detected, this is called (pardon my spelling) Keto-acidosis. >>



Great Job on the explanation, this is the only incorrect statement. Protein in the urine (proteinuria) is a finding in kidney disease. Diabetes is just one cause of kidney disease, so there is not necessarily a correlation here. Anyhoo, proteinuria is usually worth investigating further.

Ketoacidosis is what happens to diabetics, usually type I or insulin dependent diabetics when their blood sugar is too high. They pee a lot of glucose (and water) because the kidney cannot resorb the glucose and becuase they have no insulin in their system, the body preferentially utilizes Ketones for fuel (because of complex sympathetic nervous system mechanisms including hormones as you stated). Now, that covers the Keto part, the acidosis is also from the keto-acids (as they are transported) and from the increased utilization of fats broken down to form fuel (free fatty acids).

You can read more about it in the Clinical Physiology of Acid Base Disorders by David Burton Rose. You can check this book out at your local medical library for Free. You just knew there had to be a hot deal in here somewhere.