GLUCOSE BLOOD COLLECTION TUBES

VACUETTE® glucose tubes are used to determine glucose. All glucose tubes (except FC mix) can also be used for the determination of lactate.

The glucose tube from Greiner Bio-One is available in three versions: FX sodium fluoride/potassium oxalate, FE sodium fluoride/K3 EDTA and FC mix.

The powder additive in the FC mix tube lowers the pH and blocks the pH-dependent enzymes that would be active in the initial phase of the glycolysis cascade. The combination of the citrate-fluoride-EDTA additive in the tube stabilizes the in vivo concentration of glucose in the sample from the beginning. The sample is stabilized for up to 48 hours immediately after collection.

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Our gray top glucose blood tubes are used to preserve glucose in whole blood. See our available products in a variety of sizes and types in this category: 

 

Greiner Bio-One manufactures high-quality blood collection tubes under the VACUETTE® Blood Tube brand name. Most VACUETTE® Blood Tubes contain chemical additives, which in combination with a pre-determined vacuum, guarantee the correct mixing ratio of blood sample to additive. Reliable results make VACUETTE® Blood Collection Tubes the optimal collection product for analysis with all current instrumentation. All tubes are CE marked.

Product Highlights

Best Practices - VACUETTE® Blood Collection Tubes
Poster - Info / PDF, 953 KB
Preanalytic Pulse: Validation Checklist
Preanalytic Pulse / PDF, 618 KB
Preanalytic Pulse: Sample Centrifugation
Preanalytic Pulse / PDF, 718 KB
Preanalytic Pulse: Troubleshooting Hemolysis
Preanalytic Pulse / PDF, 194 KB
Preanalytic Pulse: Troubleshooting Fibrin
Preanalytic Pulse / PDF, 394 KB
Preanalytic Pulse: Tips for Avoiding Short Draw or Quantity Not Sufficient
Preanalytic Pulse / PDF, 798 KB
Preanalytic Pulse: Platelet Clumping and Other Considerations with EDTA Additive
Preanalytic Pulse / PDF, 413 KB
Preanalytic Pulse: Good Phlebotomy Technique
Preanalytic Pulse / PDF, 446 KB
Preanalytic Pulse: Serum or Plasma?
Preanalytic Pulse / PDF, 497 KB
VACUETTE® Blood Collection Tubes brochure
Brochure / PDF, 2 MB
VACUETTE® Preanalytics Manual
Brochure / PDF, 1 MB
VACUETTE® Blood Collection Techniques Booklet
Brochure / PDF, 2 MB
19 Steps of Venous Blood Collection
Poster - Info / PDF, 566 KB
Glucose stabilization right from the beginning
Application Notes / PDF, 828 KB / Specific product-related topics providing assistance and (technical) information about the product
Evacuated Blood Collection System (USA)
IFU Instructions for Use / PDF, 223 KB / FOR USA ONLY!
PSDS_Glucose LH/MIA
Product Safety Data Sheet / PDF, 120 KB / Document that lists information regarding occupational safety and health
PSDS_VACUETTE® Blood Collection Tubes Stopper
Product Safety Data Sheet / PDF, 119 KB / Document that lists information regarding occupational safety and health
PSDS_VACUETTE® Screw Caps
Product Safety Data Sheet / PDF, 119 KB / Document that lists information regarding occupational safety and health
PSDS_Glucose FE Fluoride K2EDTA
Product Safety Data Sheet / PDF, 192 KB / Document that lists information regarding occupational safety and health
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