Reagent and method for screening of the functional condition of the body

A method for monitoring for carbohydrate-lipid metabolism violations in an individual which accompany prediabetes, diabetes, hypertension disease, and adrenocorticotropic disturbances, comprising the steps of:

• i) mixing saliva of said individual at different times over a course of a period with an effective amount of reagent comprising a water solution containing:
• a. 0.05 to 3.0M Fe .sup.3+ resulting from addition of a Fe .sup.3+ salt, said salt including the following substances in the stipulated concentration range, expressed by weight:
• ______________________________________ calcium 0.05 to 0.1% sodium 0.03 to 0.1% potassium 0.02 to 0.05% nitrate 0.01 to 0.03% sulfate 0.01 to 0.03% phosphate 0.01 to 0.02% copper 0.01 to 0.02% zinc 0.01 to 0.02% iron (II) 0.003 to 0.005% lead 0.003 to 0.005% arsenic 0.0003 to 0.0005% ______________________________________
• b. 0.05 to 4.0M chloride anions;
• and
• c. 0.1 to 5.0M aliphatic alcohol.
• ii) determining the likely presence of one of said carbohydrate-lipid metabolism violations based on the resultant colour of the mixture of reagent and saliva wherein said reagent turns orange when mixed with the saliva of a healthy individual, turns light red when mixed with the saliva of an individual who is suffering from hypertension, or prediabetes, and turns dark red when mixed with the saliva of an individual who is suffering from diabetes or who may be imminently developing hypertonic crisis or a severe insulin disorder or an adrenocorticotropic disorder.