Vitamin C, plasma — lab reference
In the reference guideHighly preanalytic-sensitive. Fasting, processing, and recent intake matter.
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Recent supplementation can elevate; very high values may be clinically relevant.
Normal <100; prediabetes 100-125; diabetes ≥126 on confirmatory testing unless unequivocal hyperglycemia.
Diabetes may be diagnosed at ≥200 with classic symptoms or hyperglycemic crisis.
Ask your clinician to read this result with concurrent glucose, kidney function, and exogenous insulin use.
<150 supports deficiency; 150-400 is often treated as borderline and may warrant MMA/homocysteine review.
Fasting and supplement abstention improve interpretability.
Fasting, liver function, inflammation, and carrier proteins matter.
Interpret relative to lipids when appropriate; assay-specific.
The test method matters. Acute infection, injury, and chronic inflammation may elevate.
Direct renin and plasma renin activity are not interchangeable.
How you sit or lie down for the sample, and stress during collection, can affect this result. Use the cutoff from the lab that ran your test.
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