Tube Type:
Green top ( lithium heparin ) tube
Storage:
Shipping: Send Refrigerated; Storage: Room Temp: 8 hours; Refrigerated: 72 hours; Frozen: 3 days
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 3-5 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.