|
Oral
Glucose Tolerance Test
Women
with gestational diabetes are diagnosed using a modified Oral Glucose
Tolerance Test. To begin, a beverage containing 100 grams
glucose is consumed. Blood is drawn every hour for 3 hours.
Gestational diabetes
is diagnosed if two or more plasma glucose levels equal or exceed
these plasma glucose levels:
|
Time
|
Plasma
Glucose
|
|
Fasting
|
105 mg/dl
|
|
1
hour
|
190 mg/dl
|
|
2
hour
|
165 mg/dl
|
|
3
hour
|
145 mg/dl
|
|
