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Glucose, 1 Hour
This is a single glucose reading at the one-hour point. The referral should specify whether timing starts with a meal or a glucose drink.
Price for this test on its ownAED 125Test price AED 25
Clinical authorDr Nirupama SabhapathySpecialist Clinical Pathology
- Sample
- Plasma (NaF)
- Laboratory turnaround
- 24 hours
- Collection
- Dubai
- Laboratory
- Intel Lab
Understanding the test
What does the Glucose (1 Hour) test measure?
Also called 1-Hour Post-Load Glucose
When the referral asks about the early response to a defined meal or glucose load, a correctly timed one-hour sample provides that observation.
When it may be requested
An early response
A requested one-hour value documents a specific stage after eating or drinking glucose.
A paired clinical question
Other timed readings can show where that one point lies on a longer glucose curve.
Before your sample
Prepare for collection
SpecimenPlasma (NaF)
Your checklist
Confirm whether your clinician requested a glucose drink or a meal and whether fasting is needed beforehand. In Deira allow the full one-hour interval when the drink is taken there.
A clinician collects venous blood into the container used for glucose testing. When this is a timed sample, the collection time is recorded alongside the result.
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Understanding your result
24 hoursLaboratory turnaround
Result guideGlucose, 1 Hour
Reading your result
A single one-hour value is not the complete glucose curve. The amount consumed and the intended starting point must be known before comparing it with an interval or earlier test.
What can affect it
- One hour after a regular meal is not interchangeable with one hour after a standard measured glucose drink.
From sample to follow-up
Your testing journey
Laboratory testGlucose, 1 Hour
- Specimen
- Plasma (NaF)
- Turnaround
- 24 hours
Open your laboratory report
Look for Glucose, 1 Hour in your report. Use the sample type and collection time when comparing it with an earlier report.
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Discuss the next step
Share the starting event and exact draw time. Ask whether the one-hour value is being compared with other readings from the same sequence.
Clinical expertise
Your laboratory team
Patient questions
Before you book
Is this the same as a full glucose tolerance test?
No. It reports one timed value. A tolerance test combines defined fasting and post-drink samples according to the requested protocol.
What does the one-hour value tell my clinician?
It shows your blood glucose at the one-hour mark. It cannot tell exactly when your glucose peaked. If your maternity team ordered a glucose tolerance test, the one-hour result is assessed against the threshold for that particular protocol, alongside the other scheduled samples.
Why does what I ate in the days beforehand matter?
Very low-carbohydrate eating in the run-up temporarily reduces the body's readiness to handle a sugar load, which can exaggerate the peak. Most protocols therefore ask for normal, unrestricted eating for a few days before the test.
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Sources & further reading
Written by Dr Nirupama Sabhapathy, Specialist Clinical Pathology. Medically reviewed by Dr Joyce Jose, Specialist Clinical Pathology, on .
Catalogue information and AED price checked on 2 November 2026. Clinical suitability, preparation, collection arrangements and turnaround are confirmed for your selected test.