The glucose urine test measures the amount of sugar (glucose) in a urine sample. The presence of glucose in the urine is called glycosuria or glucosuria.
See also:
Alternative NamesUrine sugar test; Urine glucose test; Glucosuria test
How the test is performedA urine sample is needed. For information on collecting a urine sample, see clean catch urine specimen.
Usually, the health care provider checks for glucose in the urine sample using a dipstick made with a color-sensitive pad. The pad contains chemicals that react with glucose. The color that the dipstick changes tells the provider how much glucose is in your urine.
How to prepare for the testYour health care provider may tell you to stop taking drugs that may affect the results of the test.
Drugs that may increase urine glucose measurements include:
Other drugs also can cause false negative or false positive results, depending on the type of test strip used. Talk to your doctor.
How the test will feelThe test involves only normal urination, and there is no discomfort.
Why the test is performedThis test is most commonly used to screen for diabetes.
Normal ValuesGlucose is not usually found in urine. If it is, further testing is needed.
What abnormal results meanGreater than normal levels of glucose may be a sign of:
Note: Results may vary slightly among different laboratories. Talk to your doctor about the meaning of your specific test results.
What the risks areThere are no risks.
ReferencesBazari H. Approach to the patient with renal disease. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 115.
The glucose urine test measures the amount of sugar (glucose) in a urine sample. The presence of glucose in the urine is called glycosuria or glucosuria.
See also:
Alternative NamesUrine sugar test; Urine glucose test; Glucosuria test; Glycosuria test
How the test is performedA urine sample is needed. For information on collecting a urine sample, see clean catch urine specimen.
Usually, the health care provider checks for glucose in the urine sample using a dipstick made with a color-sensitive pad. The pad contains chemicals that react with glucose. What color the dipstick changes tells the provider how much glucose is in your urine.
How to prepare for the testDifferent drugs can change the result of this test. Make sure your health care provider knows what medications you are taking.
How the test will feelThe test involves only normal urination, and there is no discomfort.
Why the test is performedThis test is most commonly used to test for diabetes.
Normal ValuesGlucose is not usually found in urine. If it is, further testing is needed.
Normal glucose range in urine: 0 - 0.8 mmol/l (0 - 15 mg/dL)
The examples above are common measurements for results of these tests. Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different laboratories. Some labs use different measurements or test different samples. Talk to your doctor about the meaning of your specific test results.
What abnormal results meanGreater than normal levels of glucose may occur with:
Glucose will only show up in the urine once it has reached high levels in the blood. As a result, a glucose urine test is not useful for helping a person monitor and control their diabetes.
What the risks areThere are no risks.
ReferencesLandry DW, Bazari H. Approach to the patient with renal disease. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 116.
Reviewed ByReview Date: 09/20/2011
David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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urine complete test.
The black precipitate is metallic bismuth. It is formed when glucose or fructose reduces the bismuth oxynitrate in an alkaline state.
If you mean like high amount of urine: Polyuria. If you mean like high amount of particles inside the urine: High specific gravity = your urine may have high levels of glucose, protein, bilirubin, urobilinogen, or/and a lot of mucus, crystals, bacteria, and tissue/blood cells.
Normally your body will hold on to most things that it can use and will remove those that it doesn't. If you are not making enough insulin, glucose will be found in the urine. Insulin is needed to carry the glucose molecule into the cell and if it isn't doing this, the glucose will "spill over" into the urine. Testing will give the doctor an idea if you are making insulin and perhaps you might need to take it.
clinicik test
Clinistix.
To see whether your urine tastes nice... Eg. Bear grills..
It's a urine test strip. Used for the control of diabetes
Clinistix is a commercially available product for testing for of glucose in urine. It turns purple if glucose is present. Albustix is a commercially available product for testing for the presence protein in urine.
collected at a specific time and is tested for of glucose and acetone
I don't know about a pregnant dog, but urine leakage is a sign of diabetes, get a bottle of diastix glucose test strips and test her urine.
Everyone has glucose. The test measures the amount of glucose in your urine or blood. Sometimes you are given a urine test first for screening purposes. That is followed by a more accurate blood test. You have a problem if you have either high or low glucose. Depending on how far out of range your numbers might be, your medical practitioner will determine the next step.
It test for Leucocytes, nitrite, urobilinogen, protein, pH, Blood, Specific Gravity, Keytone, Bilirubin and Glucose
To get a glucose tolerance test one needs to visit their doctor and obtain a requisition, then go to the testing facility, which is usually a blood lab.
The normal glucose concentration in urine ranges from 0 to 15 mg/dL. The glucose concentration in urine becomes zero when no glucose has spilled over into the urine.
concentration of glucose in the urine decreases.