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GLUCOSE POST LOAD
MessagePatient Preparation: Patient should be fasting for at least eight (8) hours before test and no longer than sixteen (16) hours. Patient cannot eat or drink during test,but water is permitted before and during the test. Cigarette smoking will affect results and should be avoided. Immediate Specimen Processing: Centrifuge specimen before transporting to the lab. If drawn using a plain red-top tube, transfer serum to a plastic screw-cap tube prior to transportation. Ambulatory Transport Temperature to Inova Central Lab: Refrigerated Specimen Stability: 7 days
Test Code
LAB2303 GLPL
Alias/See Also
GLPL
CPT Codes
82950
Includes
@BKRCERMSGREFRESH(2302793)@ @BKRCERMSGREFRESH(2302794)@
Instructions
Processing Instructions: Centrifuge specimen before transporting to the lab. If drawn using a plain red-top tube, transfer serum to a plastic screw-cap tube prior totransportation. Grey tubes are acceptable unspun (whole blood) for up to 24 hours.Preferred Testing Volume: 1 mL serum/plasma Minimum Testing Volume: 0.1 mL serum/plasma Transport Temperature: Refrigerated Stability: Ambient: 2 daysRefrigerated : 7 daysFrozen: 1 year Causes for Rejection: UnlabeledMislabeledWrong tube typeQNSHemolyzed
Clinical Significance
1230130185
Last Updated: May 18, 2026