Glucose - urine

Alternative names:

urine glucose; urine sugar

What the risks are:

There are no risks.

Special considerations:

Drugs that may increase urine glucose measurements include aminosalicylic acid, cephalosporins, chloral hydrate, chloramphenicol, dextrothyroxine, diazoxide, diuretics (loop and thiazides), estrogens, isoniazid, levodopa, lithium, nafcillin, nalidixic acid and nicotinic acid (large doses).

Drugs that may give false positive results with Clinitest, but not with Clinistix or Tes-tape include acetylsalicylic acid, aminosalicylic acid, ascorbic acid, cephalothin, chloral hydrate, nitrofurantoin, streptomycin and sulfonamides.

Drugs that may give false negative results are ascorbic acid (Clinistix, Tes-tape), levodopa (Clinistix), and phenothiazines (Clinistix, Tes-tape).