Open AccessA study to compare the plasma glucose levels obtained in sodium fluoride and citrate buffer tubes at a tertiary care hospital in Punjab
Author(s) -
Shalini Gupta,
Ashwani K Gupta,
Minni Verma,
Kamaljit Singh,
Amandeep Kaur,
Brinder Chopra,
Vaneet Kaur
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
international journal of applied and basic medical research/international journal of applied and basic medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2248-9606
pISSN - 2229-516X
DOI - 10.4103/2229-516x.174010
Subject(s) - sodium citrate , sodium fluoride , fluoride , chemistry , sodium , glucose oxidase , plasma glucose , chromatography , buffer solution , citric acid , biochemistry , medicine , inorganic chemistry , enzyme , organic chemistry , pathology , insulin
Recent guidelines for estimation of glucose recommend the use of citrate buffer tubes to inhibit glycolysis if the sample cannot be cooled immediately and separated within 30 min. These tubes are currently not available in India. We prepared the citrate tubes and compared the glucose results obtained with sodium fluoride tubes.