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You should include both diagnosed and undiagnosed people in your calculation.  \nGive your answer to 2 significant figures.  \n[3 marks]  \nEstimated percentage of population with diabetes =   %  \n0  9 . 4 A urine test can be used to check for the presence of glucose in the urine.  \nDiabetes can also be diagnosed with a blood test to measure the concentration of blood glucose.  \nSuggest why a blood test is more reliable than a urine test.  \n[1 mark]  \n0  9 . 5 A blood test called the glucose tolerance test checks how well the body processes glucose.  \nConcentrations of glucose in the blood are measured before and after drinking a glucose drink.  \nPatients are not allowed to eat food for 8 hours before the glucose tolerance test. Suggest why patients are not allowed to eat for 8 hours before the test.  \n[1 mark]  \n0  9 . 6 Figure 11 shows the results of a glucose tolerance test for two patients, A and B. 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