Method Name
Colormetric
Aliases
Glucose, Maternal Screen; MDS, Glucose - MDS
Specimen Required
one gray top tube or one SST/gel tube
Specimen Minimum Volume
1.0 mL of blood
Specimen Stability Information
Centrifuged specimen stable for 72 hours refrigerated.
Special Instructions
The patient does not need to be fasting. The patient is given a 50 gram glucose solution to drink and the blood specimen is drawn exactly 1 hour later. The patient should remain inactive and receive nothing by mouth (including tobacco) during the test period.
Performing Laboratory
As ordered. Turn around time is 4 hours.
Reference Values
< 140 mg/dL at one hour after the dose