Caring for diabetes is necessary. If you know the symptoms from the beginning, it can find ways to cope and prevent complications in a timely manner.
People who have symptoms or are aware of the illness, but do not have time to check for diabetes at the hospital. Diabetes self-diagnosis is the most convenient way.
At this time, we will get to know the diagnosis of diabetes from the urine itself. Equipment for urinary tract examination is cheap. The results of the test are reliable.
Urine tests for self-diagnosis of diabetes are as follows :
Method 1: Bring urine to boil.
The device is as follows.
- 1. Benedict solution can be purchased at a pharmacy or Pharmaceutical Organization.
- 2. Urine collected recently.
- 3. Pipette or glass tube for drop solution.
- 4. Glass bottles that can withstand high heat. It must be burned or boiled in boiling water.
How to check urine
- 1. Drop urine were 8 drops in a glass bottle fireproof.
- 2 Drops of Benedict's solution 1 teaspoon (notice that Benedict is blue), mixed with urine. Shake the solution together.
- 3. The glass bottle to burn down. Or maybe take glass bottles to soak in the boiler. Until the solution in the glass bottle to boil.
- 4. Notice the color of the solution changed.
- 5. The effects of the color of the solution. Compared with the color bar to see the results of glucose in the urine.
- The color of the solution is blue = no glucose in the urine.
- Color of solution is green = glucose in urine +1
- Color of solution is yellow = glucose in urine +2
- Color of solution is orange = glucose in urine +3.
- The color of the solution is reddish = the glucose in the urine is the most +4.
- 1. Buy tablets of urine from the drugstore or the pharmaceutical organization.
- 2. Pipette drops of urine 6 drops into a glass jar. (Urine must be kept fresh)
- 3. Pipette 12 drops of water into the urine.
- 4. Pour the tablets into the solution. Until the foam spread.
- 5. Wait until the bubbles in the glass bottle are gone and notice the color of the solution.
- 6. Compare with color bars to see urine glucose levels.
- The color of the solution is blue = no glucose in the urine.
- Color of solution is green = glucose in urine +1
- Color of solution is yellow = glucose in urine +2
- Color of solution is orange = glucose in urine +3.
- The color of the solution is reddish = the glucose in the urine is the most +4.
Method 3: Urine Test Strips
- 1. Buy a test strip of urine from the drugstore or pharmacy.
- 2. Pour urine into the cup. (Urine must be kept fresh)
- 3. Apply the test strip dipped in urine and pull up immediately.
- 4. Hold the test strip for 1 minute to allow the test pad to react with the urine.
- 5. Apply the test strip to compare the color of the bottle.
** Test to get more accurate test before eating. Or after eating for 6 hours.