Friday, June 20, 2008

Diabetes test OGTT

Jen went for OGTT test today. Oral Glucose Tolerance Test for Gestational Diabetes. This test is normally done between 24th and 28th week of pregnancy. A previous urine test shows high sugar content so the test today.

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Jen is required to go on diet the nite before. After a small amount of blood is drawn, you are given a bottle of "F&N orange" (called Glucola), containing 50 g of glucose. We were told to come back in 2hrs to draw a 2nd round of blood. The blood test measures how the glucose is proceed by the body. Read more

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