Question 1

What is a glucose tolerance test?

Accepted Answer

The glucose tolerance test is a lab test to check how your body stores sugar from the blood into tissues like muscle and fat.

Question 2

How do you diagnose gestational diabetes?

Accepted Answer

It is diagnosed during a blood test that is done while screening for gestational diabetes such as fasting glucose.

Question 3

Should medication be taken before glucose testing?

Accepted Answer

No medications should be avoided before glucose testing.

Question 4

What happens if my glucose is high during pregnancy?

Accepted Answer

High blood glucose levels during pregnancy can also increase the chance that your baby will be born too early, weigh too much, or have breathing problems or low blood glucose right after birth. It can also induce still births in pregnant woman. Hence, speak with a doctor if glucose is high.

Question 5

Does black coffee raise your blood glucose level?

Accepted Answer

For most individuals caffeine does not affect blood glucose levels

Question 6

What is a glucose tolerance test?

Accepted Answer

The glucose tolerance test is a lab test to check how your body stores sugar from the blood into tissues like muscle and fat.

What is a glucose tolerance test?

What is a glucose tolerance test?

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