Tube Type:
Green top ( lithium heparin ) tube
Collection Volume:
500 uL microtainer; 1.5 mL macrotainer
Minimum Volume:
500 uL microtainer; 1.5 mL macrotainer
Preferred Volume:
500 uL microtainer; 1.5 mL macrotainer
Storage:
Shipping: Send Refrigerated; Storage: Room Temp: 8 hours; Refrigerated: 72 hours.
Special Instructions:
Prior to drawing patient, see Specimen Collection Procedure Glucose Tolerance Testing.
Outpatients must be scheduled in advance. Patients should eat their usual diet for 35 days and fast 8 hours prior to testing. Glucose dose will be orally administered and blood will be collected at the 1 hour interval post glucose ingestion.
For Outpatients, test should only be drawn in outpatient locations within the Hospital at the Akron and Mahoning Valley campus.