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Why is a glucose tolerance test required during pregnancy?
Why is a glucose tolerance test required during pregnancy?
Why is a glucose tolerance test required during pregnancy?
During pregnancy, your body makes more hormones and goes through other changes, such as weight gain. These changes cause your body's cells to use insulin less effectively. Hence, a glucose tolerance test is mandatory to check for gestational diabetes.
Last updated on 28 Sep 2023
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What's the importance of performing a blood glucose test?
A blood glucose test measures the level of blood sugar moving freely in the blood stream.
Last updated on 28 Sep 2023
How often should you test your estimated average glucose?
One should test average glucose atleast twice per year.
Last updated on 28 Sep 2023
What is a glucose tolerance test?
The glucose tolerance test is a lab test to check how well your body moves sugar from the blood into tissues like muscle and fat
Last updated on 28 Sep 2023
How to confirm if I have gestational diabetes?
During pregnancy, your body makes more hormones and goes through other changes, such as weight gain. These changes cause your body's cells to use insulin less effectively. Hence, a glucose tolerance test is mandatory to check for gestational diabetes.
Last updated on 28 Sep 2023
Is glucose testing the same as a blood sugar test?
Yes. However, oral glucose testing is diffrent from blood sugar test.
Last updated on 28 Sep 2023
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