Clinical significance:

Glucose is the major carbohydrate present in the peripheral blood. The oxidation of glucose is the major source of cellular energy in the body. Glucose determinations are run primarily to aid in the diagnosis and treatment of diabetes mellitus. Elevated glucose levels may be associated with pancreatitis, pituitary or thyroid dysfunction, renal failure and liver disease, whereas low glucose levels may be associated with insulinoma, hypopituitarism, neoplasms, or insulin-induced-hypoglycemia.

Intended use:

The Cypress Diagnostics kit Glucose is an in vitro diagnostic medical device intended to be used for the quantitative measurement of glucose in human fluoride plasma. The device is not automated. The measurement of glucose is intended to be used for screening for and diagnosis of (pre)diabetes, the diagnosis of hypoglycemia and the aid in diagnosis of non-diabetic hyperglycemia. This kit is intended to be used by healthcare professionals in a laboratory-based testing environment.