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Posted by michele [3355.4368] on October 20, 2008 at 20:37:42:

are they enough(glucose urine strips) to check your blood sugar to see
if glucose is detected? If one has diabetes or pre, would that show up
in a urine test?

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Re: glucose strips

Posted by Walt Stoll [93.4968] on October 21, 2008 at 08:13:32:

In Reply to: glucose strips posted by michele [3355.4368] on October 20, 2008 at 20:37:42:

Michele,

The glucose strips are a "mature" way to check the glucose (about as accurate as any other test can be).

The most important thing is to know what time to check in relationship to when you ate last and what you ate. See the archives.

Walt

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Re: glucose strips

Posted by ANN [1003.2765] on October 21, 2008 at 09:13:52:

In Reply to: glucose strips posted by michele [3355.4368] on October 20, 2008 at 20:37:42:

try a home HbA1C test kit. They are available at amazon.com and drugstore.com. The brand name is BioSafe. You put blood on a treated strip and send it in to a lab for results. Costs $20-25 and gives average blood sugar over the last 3 months. HbA1C and A1C are the same test, either name might be used.

A home glucose monitor, used to test fasting (like when you wake up after a night with no food or calorie beverage), as well as one hour and two hours after meals containing carbs would be handy.

Instead of just glucose test strips for urine, get Keto Diastix. These test both glucose and ketones. Ketones are often present when you are losing weight/burning fat. Unfortunately, the presence of ketones in your urine interferes with detecting glucose in your urine, so urine glucose results can be inaccurate, in that situation.Keto-diastix are about $11 for 50 strips, no prescription required in US-most drugstores and wal-mart pharmacy have them.

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Re: EXPIRED glucose strips ???

Posted by vini [1634.5168] on October 21, 2008 at 18:25:56:

In Reply to: glucose strips posted by michele [3355.4368] on October 20, 2008 at 20:37:42:

On another note ...I had one concern about expired strips.The expiration date is this month but I have plenty left.
How reliable are the results after expiration, anyone has experience using the left overs with success ? thanks

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Re: glucose strips -- A1C -- Archive.

Posted by Walt Stoll [93.4968] on October 22, 2008 at 07:15:15:

In Reply to: Re: glucose strips posted by ANN [1003.2765] on October 21, 2008 at 09:13:52:

Thanks, Ann!

Walt

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Re: EXPIRED glucose strips ???

Posted by Walt Stoll [93.4968] on October 22, 2008 at 08:09:37:

In Reply to: Re: EXPIRED glucose strips ??? posted by vini [1634.5168] on October 21, 2008 at 18:25:56:

vini,

Ask your pharmacist and let us know what you learn.

Walt

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Re: EXPIRED glucose strips ???

Posted by Walt Stoll [93.4968] on October 22, 2008 at 08:10:22:

In Reply to: Re: EXPIRED glucose strips ??? posted by vini [1634.5168] on October 21, 2008 at 18:25:56:

vini,

Ask your pharmacist and let us know what you learn. I keep mine in the refrigerator.

Walt

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