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Clinical chemistry reagents intended to determine the level of glucose in a sample of whole blood in a short period of time, typically several minutes (i.e., rapid tests). These reagents are impregnated in one or more areas of a paper strip (reagent strip) that undergo a color change when reacted with specific substances. High levels of glucose (hyperglycemia) are typically caused by diabetes mellitus, a group of metabolic disorders of carbohydrate metabolism in which glucose is underutilized; decreased levels of glucose (hypoglycemia) are found in several diseases in children and adults.
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