Glucose, 1 hr Post Prandial Glucola Screen

Test Name

Glucose

Alternate Description

Blood Sugar

LIS Code

GLUGS

Availability

24 hours a day, seven days a week

Lab Section

Chemistry

Fluid Type

Plasma

Specimen Tube Type Transport

Gel Green Top

Container Whole Blood Required

4 ml whole blood in a Gel Green Top

Critical Value

Male/female and all ages the same: <50 mg/dL and >500 mg/dL

Summary Test Name

Glucose, 1 hr Post Prandial Glucola Screen

Specimen Preparation Outreach

Spin ASAP after collection. Refrigerate until courier pickup.

Specimen Stability

72 hours if refrigerated

Minimum Volume

0.4 ml whole blood in a Gel Green Microtainer

Specimen Transport

Refrigerate

Specimen Preparation In House

Spin and refrigerate until analysis

Stat Availability

24 hours a day, seven days a week

Test Turnaround Time Routines And Stats

R 4 hours S 1 hour

Reference Value

No normal range defined.