GLUGlucose (blood sugar)
What it shows
The sugar in the blood after a night without food; the first check for diabetes.
Your doctor reads the result: the laboratory does not diagnose or prescribe. The result sheet gives the reference range beside each value.
Sample
- Short code
- GLU
- What is taken
- Blood from a vein
- Container
- Grey-top fluoride tube
- Turnaround
- Same day at 18:00, for samples taken by 12:00
- At home
- Yes, a nurse comes to your home
Preparation
- 8 hours after your last meal, on an empty stomach. Water is fine.
- No alcohol and no fatty food the day before.
- No hard exercise the day before.
Reference ranges
| For | Range |
|---|---|
| Everyone | 3.9–5.5 mmol/L |
These ranges are for Damla’s analysers and methods; another laboratory’s ranges may differ slightly.
This test is part of these check-ups
- Women’s health9 tests tests, ₼151 one by one · ₼109
- Men’s health10 tests tests, ₼151 one by one · ₼115
- Children’s check-up7 tests tests, ₼106 one by one · ₼79
- Planning a pregnancy11 tests tests, ₼170 one by one · ₼125
- Diabetes control6 tests tests, ₼113 one by one · ₼85
- Sport check-up9 tests tests, ₼137 one by one · ₼98
- Over 4010 tests tests, ₼176 one by one · ₼129
- Over 6013 tests tests, ₼225 one by one · ₼159
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- HbA1cGlycated haemoglobin (HbA1c)₼24
- INSInsulin, fasting₼24
- C-PEPC-peptide₼28
- OGTTGlucose tolerance test (2 hours)₼22