| Synonyms:
| Blood Sugar, Blood Glucose, FBS |
| Specimen: | Blood; (1) SST (serum separator), Red (no preservative), Green (lithium heparin) or Gray (sodium flouride and potassium oxalate) top vacutainer tube.
Urine; random or 24 hour collection. Patient should be instructed how to collect a 24 hour urine if ordered.
CSF; collect in a sterile CSF tube. |
| Volume: | Full primary tube for blood or leak proof specimen container for fluids. |
| Minimum Volume: | 100 microL plasma/serum |
| Collection: | If tube other than an SST or PST (plasma separator tube)is collected, transfer serum or plasma to a tightly capped plastic aliquot tube for transport within 2 hours of collection.
Refrigerate serum, plasma, urine and CSF samples at 2-8°C for 7 days; sodium fluoride and potassium oxalate is stable at room temperature for 24 hours. |
| Rejection Criteria: | Gross hemolysis; improper labeling. |
| Reference Range: | Fasting 70-110 mg/dL |
| Methodology: | |
| Test Use: | Glucose is the primary test to evaluate risk of diabetes, to establish the diagnosis of diabetes mellitus and to monitor therapy and support control of diabetes. |
| Additional Information: | No Additional Information Listed |
| Testing Includes: | Quantitative measurement of glucose in human serum, plasma, urine, or cerebrospinal fluid. |
| Testing Facility: | AnMed Laboratory |