How to tell if you have diabetes during pregnancy?
Get the test done and if your fasting levels are more than 140mg/dl then consult with a diabetologist
Last updated on 09 Dec 2024
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.
Anything above 200mg/dl is dangerous during pregnancy and has to be followed by glucose intolerance test.
No, it is not possible to detect pregnancy while perfoming blood test for sugar
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.
Impaired glucose tolerance test is done to evaluate prediabetes.
FBS, FBG, Fasting Blood Sugar
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