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A seventy-two-hour fast protocol revealed a discrepancy between capillary (point-of-care glucometer) and venous blood glucose levels. The test was terminated early due to low capillary glucose levels (2.2 mmol/L).
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The patient underwent a 72-hour fast protocol that was terminated early due to hypoglycaemia (<=2.2 mmol/L) on capillary glucose monitoring (Figure 1).