Test Code UGL24 Glucose, 24 Hour, Urine
Additional Codes
Epic: LAB396
Specimen Required
Specimen Type: Urine
Collection Container/Type
Preferred: 24-hour Urine Collection
Submission Container/Tube: Clear top (no additive)
Specimen Volume: 1 mL
Collection Instructions:
- Add 5 mL glacial acetic acid as preservative at start of collection.
- Collect a 24-hour specimen.
- Empty the bladder at the start of collection, this urine is discarded.
- Collect all urine after the initial void in the collection container.
- Measure and record the 24-hour volume.
- Record the exact start and completion times of the 24-hour collection on the container label.
Specimen Minimum Volume
0.5 mL
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 2 hours
Refrigerated: 2 hours
Frozen: 2 days
Reference Range
<0.5 gm/24 HR
Rejection Due To
Unlabeled, mislabeled, wrong tube type, QNS, exceeds specimen stability requirements.
Report Available
Same day
Method Name
Hexokinase/G-6-PDH
Day(s) Performed
Daily