M 16 -60yr 30-400 ug/L F 16-60yr 15 -150 ug/L M/F 60-90yr 15-650 ug/L Serum (Red top Folate Blood 3.1 20.5 ng/ml Daily – tube) Follicular phase 3.0-8.1 mIU/ml Mid-cycle peak 2.6-16.7 mIU/ml Luteal phase 1.4-5.5 mIU/ml Serum (Red top FSH Blood Post Menopausal tube) 26.7-133.4 mIU/ml Males 1.0-11.9 mIU/ml <60 U/L (Male) Serum (Red top Daily or STAT Gamma GT Blood <40 U/L tube) samples <1hr (Female) Fasting: Adults,<60y Criteria for 4.1-5.9mmol/l diagnosing DM 60-90y 1) Incidental 4.6-6.4mmol/l Fluoride EDTA; glucose >90y Adult grey top or >11.1mmol/l or or STAT Glucose Blood Paediatric yellow 2) Fasting glucose samples <1hr top tube. or 1hr PP 3) 2hr post oral <7.8mmol/l GTT, glucose conc. 2hrPP >11.1mmol/l. <6.7mmol/l Haemochromotosis 2 EDTA (purple Presence or top tube) Blood absence of Fortnightly mutation EDTA (purple Haemoglobin A1c Blood top tube) or mmol/mol. No diabetic range Weekly Fluoride EDTA
M 16 -60yr 30-400 ug/L F 16-60yr 15 -150 ug/L M/F 60-90yr 15-650 ug/L Folate Blood Serum (Red top tube) 3.1 – 20.5 ng/ml Daily FSH Blood Serum (Red top tube) Follicular phase 3.0-8.1 mIU/ml Mid-cycle peak 2.6-16.7 mIU/ml Luteal phase 1.4-5.5 mIU/ml Post Menopausal 26.7-133.4 mIU/ml Males 1.0-11.9 mIU/ml Gamma GT Blood Serum (Red top tube) <60 U/L (Male) <40 U/L (Female) Daily or STAT samples <1hr Glucose Blood Fluoride EDTA; Adult grey top or Paediatric yellow top tube. Fasting: Adults,<60y 4.1-5.9mmol/l 60-90y 4.6-6.4mmol/l >90y 1hr PP <7.8mmol/l 2hrPP <6.7mmol/l Criteria for diagnosing DM 1) Incidental glucose >11.1mmol/l or 2) Fasting glucose or 3) 2hr post oral GTT, glucose conc. >11.1mmol/l. or STAT samples <1hr Haemochromotosis Blood 2 EDTA (purple top tube) Presence or absence of mutation Fortnightly Haemoglobin A1c Blood EDTA (purple top tube) or Fluoride EDTA mmol/mol. No diabetic range Weekly
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