A 43-year-old member asked:
does clinistix fail to show the presence of glucose if the test strip has been dipped in toilet?
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Dilution Effect: Generally, urine glucose testing strips need to be dipped into urine only. If dipping into toilet water there will be a significant dilutional effect and make the reading inaccurate.
Answered on Jul 8, 2012
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