Diagnosis of Gestational diabetes
Diagnosis for gestational diabetes is usually done between 24–28 weeks of
pregnancy. The major test involved in the detection of this condition is oral glucose tolerance test. Here, blood sugar level is tested after consuming a sweet liquid at 1 h, 3h and 8 h. After fasting, the blood sugar level is again tested. Now, a cup of sweet liquid is consumed and blood sugar level is again tested for at least 3 h. If the blood sugar level is high then, it confirms
gestational diabetes.Other tests conducted during pregnancy are:
- Fetal ultrasound
- Nonstress test
Tests during labor and delivery:
- Fetal heart monitoring
- Blood sugar tests done every hour
Tests done after delivery:
- Fasting and random oral glucose tolerence test after 3 days of delivery
- If the woman is at high-risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus, then the glucose tolerence test should be conducted after 6 weeks and fasting sugar test atleast once in a year.1
Written by: Healthplus24 team
Date last updated: July 04,2009
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