2606 Glucose, Fasting + 2 HR

Specimen:

Collect:

Two 7.5 mL SST

Also Acceptable
Two 4 mL Green Top (Li Heparin)
Two 4 mL Gray Top
Two 4 mL Lavender (EDTA)

Submit:

Two 1 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Serum. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Also Acceptable
Two 1 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Plasma. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Special Handling:

Allow specimen to clot completely at room temperature
Separate from cells ASAP
Draw fasting specimen, then give 75gm glucola (or 2 hours post meal). At 2 hour draw "2 HR" post sample.
Label tubes "Fasting" and "2 HR".

Stability:

Ambient: 8 Hour(s); Refrigerated: 2 Day(s); Frozen: 2 Day(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology:

Colorimetric; Kinetic

Performed:

Mon-Fri

Reported:

1-3 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

82947 - Glucose, Quant

82950 - Glucose, Post Dose

Interpretive Data:

Please see report for interpretive data.

Components:

1023 - GLUCOSE

2143 - GLUCOSE, POST