title: Pathology testing of blood glucose levels.
abstract: Reduced and raised blood glucose concentration (hypoglycaemia and hyperglycaemia respectively) are symptoms of a number of conditions besides diabetes mellitus. The third paper in our series describes these conditions and methods used to assess blood glucose levels.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Higgins
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis; D005934:Glucagon / Q000502:physiology; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006801:Humans; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000503:physiopathology; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000503:physiopathology; D007328:Insulin / Q000502:physiology; D012016:Reference Values
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin; D005934:Glucagon; D005947:Glucose