| A | B |
|---|
| Fasting Blood Sugar | Screening for diabetes. |
| Glucose Tolerance Test | Rule out diabetes, confirms hypoglycemia |
| Postprandial blood sugar | Confirms diabetes |
| Insulin | Assesses secretory function of pancreatic alpha cells |
| Glucagon | Assesses pancreatic conditions and disorders. |
| Phosphate | Generates bony tissue growth |
| Bicarbonate | Maintains normal blood pH and helps in the transporting of CO2 from tissues to the lungs |
| Chloride | Distribution of water between the cells and plasma |
| Magnesium | Necessary for muscular contractions, carbohydrate metabolism and protein synthesis. |
| Calcium | Ionized form used in muscle contractions, cardiac functions, hormone secretions, nerve impulses. |
| Potassium | Important in nerve conduction, muscle activity, but most importantly in cardiac functions. |
| Sodium | This is the highest extracellular concentration of all electrolytes. |
