Test Code GTT3HR Glucose Tolerance, 3 Hour, Plasma
Methodology
Hexokinase, Ultraviolet (UV)
Performing Laboratory
St. Clair Hospital Laboratory
Specimen Requirements
Call St. Clair Hospital Laboratory at 412-942-3885 for draw instructions.
Reference Values
65-99 mg/dL (fasting)
<140 mg/dL (3 hour)
CRITERIA FOR DIAGNOSIS OF DIABETES MELLITUS
1. Symptoms of diabetes mellitus and any of the following on 2
different days during the oral glucose tolerance test as per World
Health Organization specifications:
≥200 mg/dL (casual plasma glucose)
≥126 mg/dL (fasting plasma glucose)
≥200 mg/dL (2 hour plasma glucose)
2. Acute metabolic decompensation with hyperglycemia
GESTATIONAL DIABETES
Two or more of the following glucose concentrations met or exceeded
using a 100 g glucose load:
95 mg/dL (fasting)
180 mg/dL (1 hour)
155 mg/dL (2 hour)
140 mg/dL (3 hour)
IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE
100-125 mg/dL (fasting)
140-199 mg/dL (2 hour)
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday through Saturday