Terumo™ Venosafe citrate tubes ‘read’ glucose higher (0.37mmol/L) than research grade preparation with lithium heparin tubes When plasma separation is delayed, citrate blood collection tubes stabilise glucose over a wide range of glucose values Pre-analytical glucose loss over 24 hr best fits a model of absolute loss (around 0.2 mmol.L-1.hr-1) rather than % loss