DIABETES LAB WORK-UP (CARBOHYDRATES) Flashcards
Anabolic hormone
Insulin
Glucagon is stimulated by:
Cortisol
AA
Exercise
Infection
Epinephrine ____ glucose level
Increase
activate adenylate cyclase
Epinephrine
Inhibits lipogenesis, glycogenesis
GH/ACTH
accelerate degradation of insulin
Thyroid hormone
Defect: Muscle phosphorylase
V (McArdle disease)
Defect: Phosphofructokinase
VII (Tarui disease)
Phosphoglycerate kinase
Phosphoglycerate kinase deficiency
Phosphoglycerate mutase M subunit
Phosphoglycerate mutase deficiency
Lysosomal acid alpha glucosidase (GAA) (acid maltase)
II/Pompe disease
standard clinical specimen
plasma (glucose)
appropriate if separated from cells within 30 minutes
serum (glucose)
levels are generally lower than plasma glucose levels by 10-15%
whole blood (HbA1c)
Whole blood (HbA1c) percentage varies
- Hematocrit
- Analysis technique
- Sample timing
Ways to slow down glycolysis:
- add an enzyme inhibitor (sodium fluoride / lithium iodoacetate)
- cooling of blood sample
- serum separation
Screening test for hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia:
Random blood sugar (RBS)
Criteria for hypoglycemia in adults
<55 mg/dl (3.0 mmol/L)
Criteria for hypoglycemia in infants:
<50 mg/dL (2.8 mmol)
American Diabetes Associations recommendation for
hyperglycemia:
If RBS is >160 mg/dL
gold standard for DM diagnosis
FBS
Normal values:
< 100 mg/dL (<5.6 mmol/L)
Diabetes mellitus
≥ 126 mg/dL (7.0 mmol/L)
2 or more occasions
Impaired FBS
100-125 mg/dL (5.6-6.9 mg/dL)
standardized glucose test
Oral glucose tolerance test
not recommended for routine clinical use
Oral glucose tolerance test
sensitive but not specific
Oral glucose tolerance test
Normal value for Oral Glucose Challenge
Test (OGCT)
< 140 mg/dL