Glucose

Also known as: Blood sugar; Fasting blood sugar; FBS; Fasting blood glucose; FBG; Fasting plasma glucose; FPG; Blood glucose; Oral Glucose Tolerance Test; OGTT; GTT; Urine glucose

Formal name: Blood Glucose; Urine Glucose

Related tests: Urinalysis; Insulin; C-Peptide; A1c; Microalbumin

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