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Lactatemmol/L
Lactate is produced when tissues use energy without enough oxygen, and after hard exercise.
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What Lactate measures
Lactate is produced when tissues use energy without enough oxygen, and after hard exercise.
If your Lactate is low
A low lactate is not a concern.
Commonly associated with
- Typical
If your Lactate is high
Lactate above the range is commonly associated with hard exercise before the draw, a tight tourniquet, or tissues not getting enough oxygen or blood flow; some medications raise it too.
Commonly associated with
- Recent intense exercise
- Difficult blood draw
- Reduced oxygen or blood flow to tissues
- Metformin or other medications
Typical reference range
| Group | Typical range |
|---|---|
| Adults | 0.5 – 2.2 mmol/L |
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 lactate is within the range printed by your lab.
Also listed as
Lactic Acid, Lactic Acid, Plasma, Lactate, Plasma
Related tests
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.