How to pass a blood glucose test during pregnancy?
Avoid eating high sugar foods and refined carbs for atleast a week before the test and glucose test will usually come normal
Last updated on 15 Mar 2023
Yes, it is not that alarming. One falls under the category prediabetes.
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.
It is done to diagnose diabetes such as fasting glucose. However, post prandial is done after 2 hours to check how the body stores sugar in muscles after food consumption after 2 hours.
Doctors use blood tests to diagnose gestational diabetes such as glucose fasting and glucose intolerance.
FBS, FBG, Fasting Blood Sugar
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