Blood glucose testing with reagent strip

A urine test strip or dipstick is a basic diagnostic tool used to determine pathological changes in a patient's urine in standard urinalysis. A standard urine test strip may comprise up to 10 different chemical pads or reagents which react change color when immersed in, and then removed from, a urine sample. The test can often be read in as little as 60 to seconds after dipping, although certain tests require longer. Routine testing of the urine with multiparameter strips is the first step in the diagnosis of a wide range of diseases.

Patients with type II, non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus NIDDM typically are middle-aged or older and often have diabetic retinopathy. The visual acuity of these patients also is likely to be reduced beyond what is normally associated with age. Because Medicaid does not reimburse NIDDM patients for a blood glucose meter unless they are insulin-dependent, many low-income diabetes patients are required to monitor their blood glucose levels by visually comparing the color spot on the blood glucose test strip with a series of standard color blocks. Unless patients can accurately assess their blood glucose levels by visual interpretation of the test strips, they will have difficulty maintaining adequate glycemic control.

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