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Glucose tolerance test
I am 26 week pregnant and my GTT is 163 mg/dl after 30 mins of approx 75gram glucose intake.
Do i have gestational diabities? What precaution should i take?
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Test is not done properly
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It is not Glucose Tolerance test, it is Glucose Challenge test.
With a reading of 163 mg% you now need six readings of blood sugar. That will determine whether you need diet control or insulin or both.
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Dr. Rashmi Anand
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8 yrs exp
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After 30 mins ?
The sample is tested after 1,2,3 hrs
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