Collection Instructions

Refer to Venipuncture protocol

MATERIALS:

1. One bottle of lemon/lime Dextol 100g.
2. DIRECTIONS:
3. A fasting blood sugar will be completed before the patient receives the glucocrush.
   1. Perform a finger stick to check the patient's glucose level, using the Hemocue glucometer.
   2. The patient's glucose level should be 126 mg/dl or lower in order to continue with testing.
   3. If the patient's glucose level is higher than 126 mg/dl the testing will not be performed. The patient will be informed that the ordering physician will be notified and he/she will contact the patient with further instructions.
4. Instruct patient to drink 100 gm glucose in about a 5-minute period. Glucose drink must be measured and administered only by a phlebotomist trained in this procedure.
5. Note the time that the dose is finished, and make arrangements to draw 1 hour, 2 hour, and 3 hours after that time. RECORD TIMES on appropriate computer labels. Draw specimens in gold top tubes.
6. Patient should remain seated in the Lab, continue fasting, and not smoke during test. Ask patient to notify lab if he/she begins to feel ill.
7. Draw remaining blood samples, indicate times drawn on tubes.
8. NOTE:
9. Test can be performed Monday through Friday only.
10. REFERENCE:
11. MCHV, Pathology Bulletin, 7, 1984.