Evaluation of Diabur-Test 5000: a cooperative study carried out at 12 diabetes centers.
Diabur-Test 5000, a new test strip for urinary glucose, permits the accurate measurement of up to 5% glucose concentrations in urine. In a survey carried out at 12 diabetes centers in Europe, the new test strip was tested in laboratory trials and routine self-monitoring. There was good agreement between the test strip and the quantitative glucose determination on 4105 urine samples in the laboratory trials. A total of 185 patients used Diabur-Test 5000 for self-monitoring; nearly all reported favorably on the new test strip. Both the laboratory tests (on 1677 urine samples) and self-monitoring (on 4309 urine samples) showed Diabur-Test 5000 to be more sensitive compared with other rapid diagnostic tests. The new test strip is highly suitable for the determination of urinary glucose, particularly in routine self-monitoring.
D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000652:urine*; D005060:Europe; D006029:Glycosuria / Q000652:urine*; D006763:Hospitals, Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D007391:International Cooperation; D007753:Laboratories; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods*; D011934:Reagent Strips; D012648:Self Care
D011934:Reagent Strips