Glucose 1 Hour Post Dose
General Information
- Lab Name
- Glucose 1 Hr. Post Dose
- Lab Code
- GLUPP1
- Epic Ordering
- 1h Glucose Tol Test, Non-Pregnant
- Description
- This test can be ordered to monitor glucose one hour after a non-OB patient has eaten a meal. For OB patients, please order OBGPP1.
- Synonyms
- glucose tolerance
- Components
-
Code Name GLUDOS Glucose Tolerance Dose Info GTBGLU Glucose, BLD
Interpretation
- Method
- Spectrophotometric
- Reference Range
- See individual components
- Ref. Range Notes
- No Reference range for 1 hour post dose.
Ordering & Collection
- Specimen Type
- Blood
- Collection
-
All Locations:
Preferred: 2 mL blood in GRAY TOP tube
Also Acceptable: 4 mL blood in ORANGE RST, LIME GREEN PST, GOLD SST, RED TOP or GREEN TOP tube
Note: Deliver to lab immediately - Handling Instructions
- Quantity
-
requested: 1 mL plasma
minimum: 0.3 mL plasma
Processing
- Processing
- Refrigerate plasma
Use this order mnemonic for any Glucose commented as " 1 hr post or "1 hr post prandial"
At Login, enter glucose dose (ex: 50 g; 75 g, 100 g, HR1PP [for One hour post prandial]) when information is available, otherwise enter coded comment INP
Note: Plasma or serum collected in green, gold or red top tubes should be separated from the cells within 1 hr. and stored refrigerated. Glucose in such specimens is stable up to 16 hr. after collection. Glucose specimens collected in gray top tubes are stable up to 24 hr. without separation or refrigeration.
Performance
- LIS Dept Code
- Chemistry, Automated Panels (CHA)
- Performing Location(s)
-
HMC Chemistry, Automated
206-520-4600325 9th Ave, Rm # GWH-47, Seattle, WA 98104-2420
UW-NW Main Lab
206-668-1344UW Medical Center – Northwest
1550 N 115th Street, A200
Seattle, WA 98133FHCC Fred Hutch Alliance Lab
206-606-1088825 Eastlake Ave, Seattle, WA 98109
UW-MT Chemistry, Automated
206-520-4600Clinical Lab, Room NW220,
University of Washington Medical Center,
1959 NE Pacific street, Seattle, WA 98195 - Frequency
- Glucose testing performed Daily. Administration of glucola to patients is performed by Lab Medicine Monday-Friday only.
- Available STAT?
- Yes
Billing & Coding
- CPT codes
- 82950
- LOINC
- 10449-7