I called the parole office and spoke to the person in charge or urine collections. I asked: Did they test the urine on site? “No.” How often did they send the urine off to a lab for testing? “Once a day.” Did they refrigerate the urine prior to transport? “No.” 4/13

Hmm. Months ago I prescribed this patient empagliflozin (Jardiance) for diabetes. High blood sugar levels are toxic (to eyes, kidneys, heart etc). So, treating diabetes is a game of hiding sugar from the blood, e.g. insulin hides sugar in cells. Empag hides sugar in urine. 5/13