Analysis Of Urinary Glucose Lab Report
The purpose of this lab is to measure urinary glucose (a known and unknown sample) using two quantitative tests: colorimetric strip test and o-toluidine test. Urinary glucose is the main focus for this lab due to its involvement with diabetes, a disease defined by the abnormal regulation of insulin. The most effective method for monitoring glucose is through blood glucose compared to urinary glucose. It has been discovered that urinary glucose is not a good measure of changes in blood glucose because: (1) the bladder collects urine over time, which will “average out” the blood glucose in the urine, and (2) the renal threshold varies between individuals and diabetics tend to have the highest compared to normal individuals.
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While performing the quantitative test, the following glucose concentrations were calculated for Unknown 4: 14.44mg/dL and 13.86mg/dL (average glucose concentration for Unknown 4 is 14.15mg/dL). The concentrations from the quantitative test, illustrated above, corresponded with the qualitative test results for the unknown sample, which indicated a negative test for urinary glucose. With this being said, I can assume that the unknown sample had a normal urinary glucose (0-15mg/dL) and if the sample was collected from an “actual” person, the individual would be diagnosed as a normal diabetic who can control his/her diabetes. If the sample produced a glucose concentration that was more than 15mg/dL, then this will indicate a high urinary glucose and in this case, the individual would be considered an uncontrolled …show more content…
If my unknown was a true urine sample, I could diagnose the presence of diabetes, but not the absence of diabetes: if the glucose concentration was higher than 15 mg/dL, then the individual would be an uncontrolled diabetic, but if the glucose concentration was between 0-15mg/dL, then the individual would be a normal/controlled diabetic. Unfortunately, a urine test alone cannot accurately diagnose diabetes, but draw suspicions. To confirm the suspicion developed after a urine sample test, a blood glucose test must be performed after to be more accurate in determining the presence and absence of
Describe the results …show more content…
While performing the quantitative test, the following glucose concentrations were calculated for Unknown 4: 14.44mg/dL and 13.86mg/dL (average glucose concentration for Unknown 4 is 14.15mg/dL). The concentrations from the quantitative test, illustrated above, corresponded with the qualitative test results for the unknown sample, which indicated a negative test for urinary glucose. With this being said, I can assume that the unknown sample had a normal urinary glucose (0-15mg/dL) and if the sample was collected from an “actual” person, the individual would be diagnosed as a normal diabetic who can control his/her diabetes. If the sample produced a glucose concentration that was more than 15mg/dL, then this will indicate a high urinary glucose and in this case, the individual would be considered an uncontrolled …show more content…
If my unknown was a true urine sample, I could diagnose the presence of diabetes, but not the absence of diabetes: if the glucose concentration was higher than 15 mg/dL, then the individual would be an uncontrolled diabetic, but if the glucose concentration was between 0-15mg/dL, then the individual would be a normal/controlled diabetic. Unfortunately, a urine test alone cannot accurately diagnose diabetes, but draw suspicions. To confirm the suspicion developed after a urine sample test, a blood glucose test must be performed after to be more accurate in determining the presence and absence of