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Diabetes, Gestational Screen, non-fasting*

Important Note

*This test is orderable in Cerner as Diabetes, Gestational Screen, non fasting

Fasting. Patient will be instructed to drink a glucose dosage and wait on site 1 hour to have blood drawn.

Instrumentation

Roche Cobas

Performing Laboratory

Rutland Regional Medical Center Laboratory

Specimen Requirements

Specimen Type: Blood
Container/Tube:

Preferred: Light-green top (lithium heparin gel)

Specimen Fill Volume: Full tube

Collection Instructions:

1. Give patient a 50 g dose of glucose beverage, noting time of ingestion (patient must drink entire beverage within 5 minutes).

2. Draw blood 1 hour after ingestion of glucose beverage.

3. Send specimen in original tube.

4. If there is a delay in transport of >1 hour, centrifuge tube.

Specimen Transport Temperature

Refrigerated

Reference Values

18 - < 60 years: 74-106 mg/dL
0- 2 Days 40-60 mg/dL
2 D - 29 dyas 50 -0 80 mg/dL
30 days - < 18 Years 60 -0100 mg/dL
60 - 90 years: 82 - 115
> 90 years: 75-121 mg/dL

Day(s) Performed

Monday - Saturday

Analytical Time:

1 day

Test Classification and CPT Coding

82950

Interface Codes

Diabetes, Gestational Screen, non-fasting L700994

Glucose 1 Hour L802588