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.

Colorimetric Absorbance

Rutland Regional Medical Center Laboratory

Specimen Type: Blood
Container/Tube:

Preferred: Light-green top (lithium heparin gel)

Acceptable: Gold top, serum gel

Specimen Volume: Full tube

Specimen Minimum Volume: 2 mL

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.

Refrigerated

50 to 129 mg/dL

Monday - Saturday

Analytical Time:

1 day

82950

Diabetes, Gestational Screen, non-fasting L700994

Glucose 1 Hour L802588