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Introduction
Clinical Utility
The measurement of glucose is used in the
monitoring of carbohydrate metabolism disturbances
including diabetes mellitus, and idiopathic
hypoglycemia, and of pancreatic islet cell carcinoma.
Ref. 1. Burtis, Carl A. and Ashwood, Edward R., ed.
1999. TietzTextbookofClinicalChemistry. Philadel-
phia, PA: W. B. Saunders Co.
The Sample
• Whole blood
• Plasma calibrated patient test results
• Sample size 1.2 µL