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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 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
What is impaired glucose tolerance?
Impaired glucose tolerance is defined as a 2-hour post meal glucose level between 140 and 200 mg/dL during the oral glucose tolerance test.
Last updated on 28 Sep 2023
What happens if I don't fast before a glucose test?
If you do not fast before a fasting glucose test you will not get accurate results
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
INSULIN (FASTING)
Fasting Insulin, Insulin Serum, Insulin F
- Reports: Within 36 Hrs
- 10- 12 Hr fasting is required