Diagnostic accuracy of self-administered urine
The urine glucose test strip was 14% sensitive and 99% specific and failed to identify 201 individuals with diabetes while falsely identifying 7 without diabetes. Those missed by the urine glucose test strip had lower venous fasting blood glucose, lower venous blood glucose 2 hours after OGTT and lower HbA1c compared with those correctly diagnosed. Conclusions: Low cost, easy to use diabetes tools are essential for low-resource communities with minimal infrastructure. While the urine glucose …
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