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Fructosamine

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Fructosamine-13375

Test name:

Fructosamine

Test number:

13375

Excellian order number:

LAB13375

Abbreviation:

FRU

Useful for:

Evaluate diabetic control, reflecting diabetic control over a shorter time period (2-3 weeks) than that represented by hemoglobin A(1c) (4-8 weeks). Indicated as an index of longer-term control than glucose levels, especially in diabetic subjects with abnormal hemoglobins and in type 1 diabetes in children.

Specimen type:

Serum

Collection container:

Gold serum separator (SST) tube

Volume:

1.0 mL

Minimum volume:

0.2 mL

Collection instructions:

Immediatley following collection, mix sample by gently inverting 5 times

Processing instructions:

1. Allow sample to clot for a minimum of 30 minutes
2. Spin within 45 minutes of sample collection

Transport container:

Gold serum separator (SST) tube

Alternate specimen type:

EDTA plasma
Heparin plasma

Alternate collection container:

Red serum vial/tube, 5 mL

Lavender (EDTA), 4mL

Dk green heparin (Li or Na), no gel

Alternate processing instructions:

Red:

Allow sample to clot
Spin within 45 minutes of sample collection
Transfer serum to a Transfer vial/tube with cap - 12mL (LabCorp), labelled as serum

Dk green/Lavender:

Spin within 45 minutes of sample collection
Transfer plasma to a Transfer vial/tube with cap - 12mL (LabCorp), labelled as the appropriate plasma type

Alternate transport container:

Transfer vial/tube with cap - 12mL (LabCorp)

Transport and stability:

Ambient (preferred) - 7 days

Refrigerated - 14 days

Frozen - 14 days

Freeze/thaw cycles - stable x 2

Reason for rejection:

Gross hemolysis
Gross lipemia

Performing lab:

LabCorp Burlington (100800): R-LC

Days set up:

Su - Fr

TAT:

1 - 2 days

Method:

Colorimetric

Reference ranges:

0 - 285 µmol/L

CPT codes:

82985

Subject to medical necessity (Y/N):

Yes

LCD/NCD:

Medical necessity

LOINC code:

Result 15069-8

Date created:

03/29/2019

Revised date:

03/30/2021

Review date:

12/29/2023