Specimen Collection
5 mL Urine
Reference Intervals
Normal: No glucose detected
Uncertainty of Measurement: 5%
Turnaround Time: Within 3 hours
Diagnostic Use and Interpretation
Increased in any situation where blood glucose is increased, or in renal tubular disease where the renal reabsorption threshold is lowered (renal glycosuria).
Renal glycosuria is common in pregnancy.
Glycosuria can be a misleading indicator of plasma glucose levels.
Blood glucose is much more reliable than urine glucose testing for screening and monitoring diabetic patients.
Reference:
Ohlsen P, Danowski TS, Rosenblum DH, Mreiden T, Fisher ER, Sunder JH. Discrepancies between glycosuria and home estimates of blood glucose in insulin-treated diabetes mellitus. Diabetes Care 1980 Jan-Feb;3(1):178-83
Contact Information
Emails to
chemicalpathologist@adhb.govt.nz
will receive priority attention from the on-call chemical pathologist.
If the query concerns a specific patient please include the NHI number in your email.
If email is not a suitable option, please contact the on-call chemical pathologist via
Lablink (Auckland City Hospital ext. 22000 or 09-3078995).
Individual chemical pathologists may be contacted but will not be available at all times.
After-hours
: contact
Lablink (Auckland City Hospital ext. 22000 or 09-3078995) or hospital operator for on duty staff after hours.
Dr Samarina Musaad
(Clinical Lead)
:
SamarinaM@adhb.govt.nz
ext. 22402
Dr Cam Kyle:
CampbellK@adhb.govt.nz
ext 22052
Dr Weldon Chiu:
WeldonC@adhb.govt.nz
ext. 23427
Dr Campbell Heron:
CHeron@adhb.govt.nz
ext. 23427
Dr Sakunthala Jayasinghe:
Sakunthala@adhb.govt.nz
ext. 23427