What are the indications of oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)?
Oral glucose test is ordered when fasting glucose test is high but not high enough to fall under the category diabetes.
Last updated on 15 Mar 2023
Avoid eating high sugar foods and refined carbs for atleast a week before the test and glucose test will usually come normal
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.
Doctors use blood tests to diagnose gestational diabetes such as glucose fasting and glucose intolerance.
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.
FBS, FBG, Fasting Blood Sugar
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