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©2013 UpToDate ® Print Email Plasma beta-hydroxybutyrate concentrations after a prolonged fast Relation between plasma glucose and beta-hydroxybutyrate concentrations in normal subjects and patients with an insulinoma after a prolonged fast. In patients who become hypoglycemic, a plasma beta-hydroxybutyrate concentration below 2.7 mmol/L is suggestive of an insulinoma. To convert plasma glucose values to mmol/L multiply by 0.056. Redrawn from Service, FJ, N Engl J Med 1995; 332:1144.