title: Comparison of Chemstrip uG, Clinitest, and Diastix urine test methods in diabetic children.
abstract: The new urine test, Chemstrip uG, was compared with Clinitest and Diastix methods by pediatric diabetic patients and by health care professionals. With the children testing all urine samples (N = 108), accuracy for Chemstrip uG and Clinitest was similar and superior to that of Diastix. When the children tested specimens containing up to only 2.2% glucose (N = 75), all test methods were shown to have generally similar accuracies. The diabetic children, however, preferred Chemstrip uG (P less than 0.02). It is concluded that Chemstrip uG is a clinically useful and acceptable method for self-monitoring of urine glucose in diabetic children.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000652:urine*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006029:Glycosuria / Q000652:urine*; D006801:Humans; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D011934:Reagent Strips; D012648:Self Care
chemical_list: D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D011934:Reagent Strips