| Material | Sodium fluoride blood or serum 1 ml or cerebrospinal fluid |
| Method | Photometry |
| Duration | Reporting of results on the day the sample is received (Mon–Sat) |
| Remark | - Increased glucose concentrations occur in case of diabetes mellitus, in CNS diseases, pancreatitis and Cushing’s disease/PPID. Concentrations may be elevated, particularly due to stress and after administration of glucocorticoids.
- Diseases of the liver, hypoadrenocorticism (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 lifethreatening 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.
- Hypoglycaemia-hypothermia syndrome is a life-threatening condition in newborn lambs, kids and piglets.
- The semi-quantitative detection of glucose in urine is part of the Urinalysis.
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