# Glucose, Two-hour Postprandial

> This test measures the amount of sugar, or glucose, in your blood exactly two hours after you start eating a meal. It helps show how efficiently your body processes sugar and manages insulin levels after food enters your system. Doctors use this result to help identify or rule out conditions such as diabetes, prediabetes, and gestational diabetes. However, this test alone cannot determine the specific underlying cause of irregular blood sugar levels or provide a complete diagnosis without additional medical context.

- Labcorp code: 002022
- Category: [Heart & Metabolic](https://app.picardo.health/labs/tests/heart-metabolic.md)
- Price: shown at checkout, before payment.
- Blood draw: free at a Labcorp location, or $75.00 at home.
- Order link: https://app.picardo.health/labs/order?tests=002022&ref=assistant

## About ordering

A licensed physician reviews every order before any test is run, and results arrive in the person's Picardo account. Ordering is open to adults 18 and over in the US, except New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Massachusetts, Hawaii and Maine. General health information, not medical advice.