Ordering Recommendation

New York DOH Approval Status

This test is New York state approved.

Specimen Required

Patient Preparation

Patient should fast for at least eight hours prior to collection of specimens.

Collect

Collect 4 timed specimens (fasting, 60, 120, and 180 minutes). Gray (sodium fluoride/potassium oxalate). Collect separate tube for each timed specimen.

Specimen Preparation

Separate plasma from cells within 2 hours of collection. Transport 1 mL plasma per time point. (Min: 0.2 mL per time point)

Storage/Transport Temperature

Refrigerated.

Unacceptable Conditions
Remarks
Stability

Ambient: 24 hours; Refrigerated: 1 week; Frozen: 1 year

Methodology

Quantitative Enzymatic Assay

Performed

Sun-Sat

Reported

Within 24 hours

Reference Interval

Glucose (fasting, 60, 120, 180 min). Levels vary with initial conditions; interpretation available on consultation with medical director.

Interpretive Data

Interpretive limits for glucose tolerance testing vary based on population, glucose dose, and time of collection after glucose administration.  Published guidelines from the American Diabetes Association or the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists should be consulted for interpretive values.

Compliance Category

FDA

Note

Administer 100 g glucola. Do not mix with water unless directions on product label indicate to do so. The patient should be fasting for at least eight hours prior to start of test, should remain inactive, and receive nothing by mouth (including tobacco) during test period. A small sip of water or ice is permissible. Reasons for invalid results include emesis and conditions which delay stomach emptying.

Hotline History

N/A

CPT Codes

82951; 82952

Components

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Aliases

  • Blood Glucose
  • Blood Sugar
  • Fasting Blood Glucose
  • Fasting Blood Sugar
  • Fasting Plasma Glucose
  • FBG
  • FBS
  • FPG
  • GLU
  • GTT
  • OGTT
  • Oral Glucose Tolerance Test
Glucose Tolerance Test, Pregnancy