Reevaluation of Home Urine Glucose Measurements in Diabetic Children

A computerized study of short-term control variables in the prediction of long-term diabetic control

Abstract

The relationship between Clinitest^R home control results and HbA_I and triglycerides was analyzed by a computerized optimizing procedure.

The morning urine glucose excretions in the 10 preceding weeks were strongly correlated with HbA_I as were the evening excretions, while the afternoon records showed only weak correlations with HbA_I. Maximal correlations between home glucose records and HbA_I were achieved when mornings and evenings were added, with higher weights given to the mornings. The practical consequences are that home urine test results in the mornings and evenings are of most value when adding home scores for assessment of long-term diabetic control, whereas afternoon records should be ignored for this purpose.

Serum triglycerides were correlated with glucose excretion during the week of triglyceride determination, but not with glucose excretion measured in the preceding weeks. Serum cholesterol did not reflect diabetic control at all.