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Glucose, Urine (UGLI2)

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EPIC Test Name

GLUCOSE URINE

EPIC Code

LAB2056

Specimen Requirements

Urine
Minimum Volume:0.5 mL
Collection:Collect using standard laboratory procedures
Transport:Room Temperature ASAP
Stability:Room Temperature: 8 hours at 15-25 degrees C Refrigerated: 3 days at 2-8 degrees C
Container:Urine cup
Processing/Storage:Centrifuge, pour off, and refrigerate urine.
Rejection Causes:Insufficent Sample Volume
Samples perservered in Boritex

Methods

Dipstick Chemical Reaction

Turnaround Time

SpecimenTurnaround TimeFrequency
UrineStat: 90 minutes Routine: 4 hours24/7

Reference Ranges

Dipstick Chemical Reaction
All Range
Negative

Clinical Indications

Presence of glucose in urine or Glucosuria occurs when the renal threshold for glucose is exceeded (typically >180 mg/dL). Glucosuria often occurs in diabetes patients and is indicative of renal tubular damage. It occurs in all normal individuals in amounts up to 25 mg/dl.

Performed

Lab
Chemistry - Downtown

Interpretative Information

Glucosuria occurs as >25 mg/dl in random fresh urine, resulting from either an elevated plasma glucose, an impaired renal glucose absorptive capacity, or both. In diabetic mellitus patients, urine glucose varies from 54 to 300 mg/dl.

LOINC

53328-1

References

Gupta RC, Goyal A, Ghosh R, Punjabi M, Singh PP. Normal range for glucose in urine: age-related changes. Clin Chem. 1982;28:2335.
Chen J, Guo H, Yuan S, et al: Efficacy of urinary glucose for diabetes screening: a reconsideration. Acta Diabetol. 2019;56:45-53.

Contact Information

Chemistry - Downtown: (315)464-4460
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