How do I confirm if I have gestational diabetes?
Doctors use blood tests to diagnose gestational diabetes such as glucose fasting and glucose intolerance.
Last updated on 15 Mar 2023
The glucose tolerance test is a lab test to check how your body stores sugar from the blood into tissues like muscle and fat.
Avoid eating high sugar foods and drinks a night before the test for sugar not to spike and one gets a normal glucose test.
It is diagnosed during a blood test that is done while screening for gestational diabetes such as fasting glucose.
The glucose intolerance test may take upto 3 hours to complete fully.
FBS, FBG, Fasting Blood Sugar
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