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J M Steel

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PubMed1979

Obstetric history of diabetics: its relevance to the aetiology of diabetes.

The birth weights of infants born to patients with insulin-dependent diabetes (IDD) and insulin-independent diabetes (IID) before the disease was diagnosed were compared. An appreciable excess of infants above the 90th centile for weight was found, the proportions being 27% of infants born to mothers with IDD and 30% of those born to mothers with IID. These findings suggest that many patients with both types of diabetes have a prolonged period of metabolic abnormality before overt symptoms of diabetes arise and that the apparent acute onset of the disease in patients who are insulin dependent is illusory.

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PubMed1977

An assessment of a reflectance meter system for measurement of plasma or blood glucose in the clinic or side ward.

The Reflomat System for rapid estimation of plasma or blood glucose concentration has been evaluated. The System gave a linear response throughout its analytical range and the recovery of glucose added to glucose-free plasma was 97-105%. Addition of sodium fluoride to plasma produced a 7-15% reduction in the estimated glucose concentration. Plasma glucose concentration estimated with the Reflomat agreed closely with results of a glucose oxidase and a hexokinase based method, and blood glucose concentration measured with the Reflomat agreed well with results of a glucose oxidase method.

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PubMed1977

Urinary glucose testing by diabetic patients.

One hundred diabetic patients were watched while testing urine with "Clinitest" tablets. Only 20 made no mistakes. The main errors were in the use of the dropper and timing. We consider that more time should be spent on the initial instruction of patients.

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