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Is there an alternative to urinaalysis strip diastix?
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Blood glucose tests: Diastix measure glucose in urine. This is a very inaccurate picture of what is going on in the blood stream, as the urine being tested may have been produced hours ago. Self blood glucose monitoring, using a small blood specimen, is much more accurate. It is the standard followed by most diabetic patients.
Answered 7/8/2012
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