How high is too high gestational diabetes?
A blood glucose level 200mg/dl or more is high and should be shown to a doctor immediately so that it does not affect the growing fetus.
Last updated on 15 Mar 2023
The glucose tolerance test is a lab test to check how your body stores sugar from the blood into tissues like muscle and fat.
It is diagnosed during a blood test that is done while screening for gestational diabetes such as fasting glucose.
High blood glucose levels during pregnancy can also increase the chance that your baby will be born too early, weigh too much, or have breathing problems or low blood glucose right after birth. It can also induce still births in pregnant woman. Hence, speak with a doctor if glucose is high.
Yes, it is normal.
Avoid eating high sugar foods and drinks a night before the test for sugar not to spike and one gets a normal glucose test.
FBS, FBG, Fasting Blood Sugar
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