Glucose
A blood glucose test measures the glucose levels in your blood. Glucose is a type of sugar. It is your body's main source of energy. It comes from the food you eat. A hormone called insulin helps move glucose from your bloodstream into your cells for use as energy. If you have too much or too little glucose in your blood, it may be a sign of a serious medical condition.
Source: MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine
Normal range
- Normal
- 70–99 mg/dL
Ranges from American Board of Internal Medicine (Laboratory Test Reference Ranges), LabCorp Test Directory.
All 2 source ranges
What moves it
What an abnormal result can be associated with
- A high result
- Hyperglycemia
- A low result
- Hypoglycemia
Associations from LOINC2HPO (Human Phenotype Ontology). This is reference information, not a diagnosis — only a clinician can interpret your result in context.
Details
- Sample
- Serum or plasma · LOINC
- Part of
- Basic metabolic panel · Bryan Johnson Blueprint · Comprehensive metabolic panel · Glucose tolerance 2 hours gestational panel · Renal function panel
- Monitored for
- Type 2 diabetes
- Listed under
- Blood Glucose · Diabetes · Diabetes and Pregnancy · Diabetes Type 1 · Hyperglycemia · Hypoglycemia · Prediabetes
- Code
- LOINC 2345-7 · mg/dL
- Also known as
- Gluc, Glu, Glucoseur