What causes high Potassium and low Random blood glucose?

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

If your Potassium is in between 3.5 mmol/L and 5.1 mmol/L and your Random blood glucose is in between 70 mg/dl and 140 mg/dl then you need not worry as these are the normal ranges for Potassium and Random blood glucose 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 Potassium : 3.5 - 5.1 mmol/L

Ideal values of Potassium depending on age :

Age	Ideal Potassium value
<5 years	3.555
5-10 years	3.611
10-15 years	3.668
15-20 years	3.726
20-25 years	3.785
25-30 years	3.845
30-35 years	3.906
35-40 years	3.968
40-45 years	4.031
45-50 years	4.095
50-55 years	4.16
55-60 years	4.226
60-70 years	4.293
70-80 years	4.361
80-90 years	4.43
90-100 years	4.5
>100 years	4.571

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

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Some examples of conditions that increase or decrease Potassium levels include:

• Kidney disease
• Addison disease
• Using certain drugs that cause high potassium
• Diabetes
• Conn syndrome

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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	71.106
5-10 years	72.229
10-15 years	73.37
15-20 years	74.529
20-25 years	75.707
25-30 years	76.903
30-35 years	78.118
35-40 years	79.352
40-45 years	80.606
45-50 years	81.88
50-55 years	83.174
55-60 years	84.488
60-70 years	85.823
70-80 years	87.179
80-90 years	88.556
90-100 years	89.955
>100 years	91.376

High Potassium and low Random blood glucose can be caused by a lot of reasons. If you take Potassium and Random blood glucose blood tests and the results are higher than 5.1 mmol/L for Potassium and lower than 70 mg/dl for Random blood glucose, 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 Potassium and Random blood glucose Tests Are Done :

If your doctor wants Potassium and Random blood glucose tests on you, you may need to go through these tests. During the Potassium and Random blood glucose 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 Potassium and Random blood glucose Test reports by your pathologist.