Diagnostic Tests for Gestational diabetes

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Gestational diabetes: Diagnostic Tests

The list of diagnostic tests mentioned in various sources as used in the diagnosis of Gestational diabetes includes:

Test for the mother
- Oral glucose tolerance test
Tests for the baby
- Physical exam
- Ultrasound
- Fetal movement records
- Fetal monitoring
- Non-stress test
- Stress test (oxytocin challenge test)
- Amniocentesis - can detect if baby's lungs are mature; more common for maternal Type 1 diabetes than GDM.

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Tests and diagnosis discussion for Gestational diabetes:

Testing for Diabetes During Pregnancy The expert panel also suggested a change in the testing for diabetes during pregnancy, stating that women at low risk for gestational diabetes do not need to be tested. This low-risk group includes women who are

Younger than 25 years of age.
At normal body weight.
Without a family history of diabetes.
Not members of a high-risk ethnic group.

All women who are not in the low-risk category should be tested for gestational diabetes during the 24th to 28th weeks of pregnancy. The testing procedure requires drinking a glucose drink and measuring blood glucose 1 hour later. If the blood glucose value is 140 mg/dL or greater, the woman should be evaluated further. (Source: excerpt from Diabetes Diagnosis: NIDDK)

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