Glucose
- Useful for:
Diagnosing and managing diabetes mellitus and other carbohydrate metabolism disorders including gestational diabetes, neonatal hypoglycemia, idiopathic hypoglycemia, and pancreatic islet cell carcinoma.
- Method Name: Exokinase/G-6-PDH
- Other Common Names: /
- Medicover Laboratories Code Name: 1
- Fasting or other requirements: 8-12 hrs fasting
- Specimen Type: Serum
- Specimen Required Supplies: Serum gel vial (preferred), Red top vial (acceptable)
- Specimen Volume: 0.5 ml
- Specimen retention time: 7 days
- Report Available: Same day/1 day
- Performing Laboratories Location: Central Lab, BOCOC Lab and Apollonio Lab
- Other Information:
- Serum gel tubes should be centrifuged within 1 hour of collection.
- Red-top tubes should be centrifuged, and the serum aliquoted into a plastic vial within 1 hour of collection.
- Fluoride/Oxalate tubes can be maintained uncentrifuged for up to 24 hours at 4-8°C
