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Urinary Ethanol and Diabetes Mellitus
Author(s) -
Alexander W. D.,
Wills P. D.,
Eldred N.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
diabetic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.474
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 1464-5491
pISSN - 0742-3071
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-5491.1988.tb01029.x
Subject(s) - glycosuria , urine , medicine , diabetes mellitus , urinary system , ethanol , endocrinology , alcohol , biochemistry , biology
Ethanol concentrations were assayed in urine samples obtained from 10 newly presenting diabetic patients (aged 50–69 years) with glycosuria and symptoms suggesting genito‐urinary candidiasis. No alcohol was detected initially with diabetic urine samples, but when stored at room temperature 8 out of 10 samples showed increasing levels of ethanol from day 3 to day 20. Peak levels were more than 10 000 mg/l in three samples and more than 1500 mg/l in six samples. Studies were also performed using normal urine and urine to which was added glucose and/or Candida. Samples were kept at either room temperature or 4°C for up to 21 days and ethanol assays performed at regular intervals. Studies with non‐diabetic urine showed a maximum ethanol level of 500 mg/l after 11 days only in samples containing both glucose and Candida and kept at room temperature.