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GLUCOSE, SERUM

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Specimen Required

​3 mL plain blood.

Separate serum within 2h of collection. Send specimen immediately to lab. Collect in sodium fluoride tube if sample will take more than 2h to reach the lab.

Method

​Enzymatic

Reference Interval / Value

​From 0 day Fasting : 3.9 - 6.0 mmol/L ; Random : 3.9 - 11.0 mmol/L

Turnaround Time

​Mean = 4 hrs, Range: 3 – 5 hrs

Day(s) Test Set up

​Daily, 24 hrs STAT

Change History Notes

  • 13 Apr 2020 02:55 PM

    ​Method is updated on 13 Apr 2020.

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Last Updated - 13 Jun 2025