What causes high Random blood glucose and low Potassium?

High Random blood glucose and low Potassium can be caused by many reasons.

If your Random blood glucose is in between 70 mg/dl and 140 mg/dl and your Potassium is in between 3.5 mmol/L and 5.1 mmol/L then you need not worry as these are the normal ranges for Random blood glucose and Potassium respectively. But if your levels are lesser or greater than the above values, then there may be some problem in your body.

Normal range of Random blood glucose : 70 - 140 mg/dl

Ideal values of Random blood glucose depending on age :

Age	Ideal Random blood glucose value
<5 years	71.222
5-10 years	72.466
10-15 years	73.731
15-20 years	75.018
20-25 years	76.328
25-30 years	77.661
30-35 years	79.017
35-40 years	80.397
40-45 years	81.801
45-50 years	83.229
50-55 years	84.682
55-60 years	86.161
60-70 years	87.665
70-80 years	89.196
80-90 years	90.753
90-100 years	92.338
>100 years	93.95

*Ideal values are calculated based on our database of patient records

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Normal range of Potassium : 3.5 - 5.1 mmol/L

Ideal values of Potassium depending on age :

Age	Ideal Potassium value
<5 years	3.561
5-10 years	3.623
10-15 years	3.686
15-20 years	3.75
20-25 years	3.815
25-30 years	3.882
30-35 years	3.95
35-40 years	4.019
40-45 years	4.089
45-50 years	4.16
50-55 years	4.233
55-60 years	4.307
60-70 years	4.382
70-80 years	4.459
80-90 years	4.537
90-100 years	4.616
>100 years	4.697

High Random blood glucose and low Potassium can be caused by a lot of reasons. If you take Random blood glucose and Potassium blood tests and the results are higher than 140 mg/dl for Random blood glucose and lower than 3.5 mmol/L for Potassium, your physician may recommend more tests to figure out the problem. You might also get these tests if your physician thinks you have some other disease.

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How the Random blood glucose and Potassium Tests Are Done :

If your doctor wants Random blood glucose and Potassium tests on you, you may need to go through these tests. During the Random blood glucose and Potassium blood tests, a pathologist will put a needle into your veins and take out a small quantity of blood. A pathologist is a physician in the medical field who thoroughly studies the causes and effects of disease. Within a few hours you will get your Random blood glucose and Potassium Test reports by your pathologist.

Medical References

• NIH – Performance of a Random Glucose Case-Finding Strategy to Detect Undiagnosed Diabetes
• NIH – Random Blood Glucose: A Robust Risk Factor For Type 2 Diabetes
• NIH – Diabetes & Prediabetes Tests