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Glucosemg/dL
Blood glucose is the amount of sugar in your blood at the time of the draw. Fasting status affects how it is interpreted.
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What Glucose measures
Blood glucose is the amount of sugar in your blood at the time of the draw. Fasting status affects how it is interpreted.
If your Glucose is low
Glucose below the range can follow a long fast, intense exercise or certain medications, and sometimes reflects sample handling.
Commonly associated with
- Prolonged fasting
- Intense exercise
- Diabetes medications
- Delayed sample processing
If your Glucose is high
Glucose above the range depends heavily on whether you were fasting. Repeated fasting values above the range are commonly looked at alongside hemoglobin A1c.
Commonly associated with
- A recent meal (non-fasting draw)
- Stress or illness
- Certain medications
- Insulin resistance
Typical reference range
| Group | Typical range |
|---|---|
| Adults | 65 – 99 mg/dL |
Typical adult values used by many US labs. Your own report prints the range your lab validated for its method, and that range is the one that counts. Labwise always uses the printed range first.
If it is within range
Your glucose is within the range printed by your lab.
Also listed as
Glucose, Serum, Glucose, Fasting, Glucose, Plasma
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This page is general information about what a laboratory test measures and what results outside a reference range are commonly associated with. It is not medical advice, does not diagnose any condition and does not replace your clinician. Discuss your results with your healthcare provider.