Test Details
Mnemonic
GLYM
Ordering Code
3427720
CPT-4 Code(s)
84378
Specimen Information
Collect
Serum separator tube (SST)
Specimen Preparation
Centrifuge, separate serum from cells and send 1.0 mL serum refrigerated in a screw capped plastic vial.
Alternate Specimen
Plasma: EDTA
Serum: Red top
Serum: Red top
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Gross hemolysis, plasma other than EDTA
Stability
Room temperature: 7 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 28 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 28 days
Methodology
Colorimetric, Enzymatic
Reference Range
≤1 year: Not established
2-17 years: Male: 15.0 - 38.0 µg/mL
2-17 years: Female: 11.2 - 35.7 µg/mL
≤18 years: Male: 7.3 - 36.6 µg/mL
≤18 years: Female: 7.5 - 28.4 µg/mL
GlycoMark® reference ranges apply to persons without diabetes. In people with diabetes, under good to moderate glycemic control (Hemoglobin A1c levels <=8%), GlycoMark® levels <8 µg/mL suggest significant glycemic variability, most likely due to post meal blood glucose levels increasing above 180 mg/dL.
2-17 years: Male: 15.0 - 38.0 µg/mL
2-17 years: Female: 11.2 - 35.7 µg/mL
≤18 years: Male: 7.3 - 36.6 µg/mL
≤18 years: Female: 7.5 - 28.4 µg/mL
GlycoMark® reference ranges apply to persons without diabetes. In people with diabetes, under good to moderate glycemic control (Hemoglobin A1c levels <=8%), GlycoMark® levels <8 µg/mL suggest significant glycemic variability, most likely due to post meal blood glucose levels increasing above 180 mg/dL.
Performing Laboratory
Quest SJC