| Material | sodium fluoride blood or serum 1ml or cerebrospinal fluid |
| Method | photometry |
| Duration | 1 day |
| Remark | - Increased glucose levels occur in case of diabetes mellitus but also in CNS diseases, pancreatitis and Cushing’s disease/PPID. Levels particularly increase due to stress and after administration of glucocorticoids.
- Diseases of the liver, Addison’s disease and insulinoma may cause hypoglycaemia.
- Medicines that can lead to hypoglycaemia include: antihistamines, beta blockers, anabolic steroids.
- Dog: Starving young dogs of toy breeds tend to develop life-threatening hypoglycaemia in stress situations.
- Horse: The determination of glucose levels is a necessary part of the diagnosis of Equine Metabolic Syndrome (EMS). For further information please see "Insulin“.
- In cattle hypoglycaemia indicates ketosis due to energy deficiency; the additional determination of β-HBA is needed. Hyperglycaemia is caused by stress and endotoxemia.
- The semi-quantitative detection of glucose in urine is part of the Urinalysis.
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