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Question: From Chicago, Illinois, USA:
Is it possible for ethanol to show in the urine of a diabetic, and would yeast make a false positive for this? Any information on this would be greatly appreciated. Where could we find more information on this?
Answer:
Alcohol is generally metabolized in the body and blown off in the lung. If yeast are present, and could they metabolize the glucose into a sufficient level of ethanol, is a question for an expert.
Additional comments from Jeff Hitchcock, CWD Founder and Editor:
A quick Google search yielded this article, which might be of interest:
- Conflicting Whole Blood and Urine Ethanol Results
From the article: "...Except for a positive urine ethanol test, no drugs of abuse were detected in this patient's blood or urine." The patient was an elderly man with diabetes.
DTQ-20031201004323
Original posting 13 Dec 2003
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