Random plasma glucose test

Random plasma glucose test measures plasma or blood glucose levels. It is performed with a small blood draw taken at any time of the day no fasting is required or no worry about what you have ate, so called as casual plasma glucose test.

Casual plasma glucose test
It is a general used as a screening test for diabetes when a patient has had food or drink and therefore can't do a fasting plasma glucose test or oral glucose tolerance test.

Interpreting random plasma glucose test

Blood glucose level of under 200 mg/dl or 11.1 mmol/L is normal.

Blood glucose level of over 200 mg/dl or 11.1 mmol/l is diabetes, if additionally have diabetes symptoms.

Doctor recommends subsequent re-test on a different day. This re-test should be Fasting plasma glucose test or Oral glucose tolerance test.