Norm, results and decoding of glucosotolerant dough during pregnancy. How long should I take a glucosotolerant test?

The doctor prescribed you to undergo a glucosotolerant test, and you are afraid or do not know how this examination is going on? In this article, you will learn everything about GTT, its contraindications, we will dispel your doubts and tell you how to prepare for it.

Glucosotolerant test is such an examination that helps to determine a woman’s tendency to diabetes or detect its hidden shape.

In other words, this examination is called "sugar load." Thanks to this test, you can diagnose the disease in time and take the necessary measures to avoid undesirable consequences.

Why take a glucosotolerant test during pregnancy?

• Statistics show that about 15% of pregnant women suffer from gestational diabetes, or by another it is called pregnant diabetes
• This disease, like many others, occurs against the background of weakening the female body and increasing the load during pregnancy
• During the period of bearing a child, a woman’s body should produce more insulin, which is responsible for the normal level of blood sugar content
• But the body does not always cope with this task, and then the amount of sugar becomes larger and diabetes mellitus develops

Therefore, doctors strongly recommend that pregnant women take a glucosotolerant test (GTT).

Is glucosotolerant test required during pregnancy?

Be sure to undergo an examination of the GTT if a woman falls into one of the following categories:

• this disease was diagnosed in past pregnancy
• if a pregnant woman has problems with a weight gain, the body weight index is above 30
• if the weight of previous children at birth was more than 4.5 kg
• if one of the blood relatives is sick with this disease
• sugar is present in urine analysis

If a woman was at risk, then the survey on the GTT needs to be carried out, as a rule, at a period of 16-18 weeks and the second time every 24-28 weeks. If there is a need, then the test is carried out again, but no later than at 32 weeks.

Is glucosotolerant dough in pregnancy dangerous?

• Until a period of 32 weeks, a glucosotolerant test is not dangerous for the mother or the child. Imagine that you ate a donkey with a sweet jam for breakfast
• Can you become bad from him or can he somehow harm your health? Of course not! And the amount of glucose that a woman needs to be accepted is approximately equal to such breakfast
• But a causeless rejection of the GTT can harm if increased sugar in the blood is not found in time and the necessary measures are not taken to normalize the level of glucose

How and where to take a glucosotolerant test during pregnancy?

10-14 hours before the start of the pregnant woman, you can not eat, you can drink only clean water, in the morning the examination is carried out on an empty stomach.

Do not take any medicines, even vitamin, because This may affect the results of the examination.

This examination is carried out in women's consultations and various private centers.

How is a glucosotolerant test during pregnancy?

• In the morning, a woman donates blood to determine the sugar level
• If blood sugar is increased at this stage of the examination, then the test is not further conducted and a second examination is prescribed on another day
• If the level is normal, the expectant mother gives a drink with 75-100 grams of glucose to a glass of water at room temperature
• After 1 hour and 2 hours, a blood fence is carried out for analysis, if there is a need to take a blood fence and after 3 hours
• After 2 hours, the glucose level should normalize if it is increased, then a second examination will be scheduled

It is important, for the correct test results, drink a solution of glucose immediately, no longer in 5 minutes. During the test, the pregnant woman should not leave the laboratory and completely eliminate physical activity.

The glucose solution is sugre, so the pregnant woman may feel sick. To prevent this from happening, the test is not carried out if a woman is tormented by toxicosis.

How long should I take a glucosotolerant test during pregnancy?

• The optimal time for undergoing this examination is the period from 24 to 26 weeks of pregnancy
• In general, the test is spent from the 24th to the 28th week, but no later than 32 weeks, because This test carries a serious load on the body of a pregnant woman and in the late stages can be dangerous to the health of a woman and the fetus
• If a woman falls at risk, the test is carried out at an earlier period-at 16-18 weeks

Contraindications for glucosotolerant dough during pregnancy

There are reasons why a woman should refuse to undergo an examination of the GTT, these include the following:

• if a woman suffers from serious liver diseases, for example, pancreatitis
• if there is a dumping syndrome
• if a pregnant woman is diagnosed with Crohn's disease
• the expectant mother has peptic ulcers
• if a woman has symptoms of a “sharp abdomen” on the day of the test day of the test.
• in the body of the expectant mother there are infectious diseases
• the presence of inflammatory processes
• a strict bed rest is assigned to a woman
• more than 32 weeks

Norm, results and decryption of glucosotolerant test during pregnancy

The level of glucose in the blood of a pregnant woman is slightly higher than that of other people, which is necessary for the normal development of the fetus, but there are indicators that it should not exceed.

So, the diagnosis of “pregnant woman diabetes” is made at the following examination results:

• in the first blood fence in the morning, on an empty stomach - 5.1 mmol/l
• when blood sampling an hour after taking a glucose solution - 10 mmol/l
• when blood sampling after 2 hours - 8.6 mmol/l
• when blood sampling after 3 hours - 7.8 mmol/l

• If during the first examination the content of glucose in the blood was higher than the above indicators, then a second examination is carried out on another day
• If suspicions are confirmed, a pregnant woman is diagnosed with gestational diabetes
• If there are suspicions, but the test is normal, then the pregnant woman is prescribed to pass it again about 2 weeks in order to exclude erroneous results
• When diagnosing diabetes, the test is repeated after childbirth, or rather after 6 weeks, to identify its cause, i.e. Is it associated exclusively with pregnancy or perhaps a woman has developed real diabetes mellitus
• The treatment of gestational diabetes is to adjust the diet of the future mother, moderate physical activity will also be useful
• The pregnant woman will have to visit the doctor more often and undergo additional ultrasound examinations to monitor the weight set of the child. Childbirth with this diagnosis is usually prescribed for 37-38 weeks of pregnancy

How and why take a glucosotolerant test during pregnancy: tips and reviews

Let's summarize:

• Gluczotolerant test is a very necessary examination that reveals hidden forms of pregnant women diabetes or a tendency to it
• The test is held mainly at 24-28 weeks, you can sooner and later, if there are reasons for concern, but no later than 32 weeks
• The blood fence is carried out exclusively in the morning and on an empty stomach, the pregnant woman takes a solution of glucose and after that the analysis is repeated after an hour, two and three
• With overstated indicators of the level of glucose in the blood, the examination is carried out again, and already when confirming the results, a diagnosis is made
• GTT is harmless to the child and pregnant, except when the examination is contraindicated

Reviews of pregnant women:

Inga, 24 years old.
I passed this examination and I felt bad. True, I was one of the 18 people who also passed with me. So I advise you to free this day, so that you do not have to run somewhere later, especially to work. I think it was bad for me due to the fact that I poorly tolerate hunger in the morning, and besides, I sometimes suffer from low pressure.

Alina, 28 years old.
And I went through this test, and I want to tell you - there is nothing wrong with it. If you do not suffer from diabetes, and none of the relatives have this disease, then you have nothing to fear. In the first pregnancy, I did not do the test, and prescribed to the second doctor because of age-37 years. The examination is free, glucose tastes as a very sweet hour, everything went fine and the results are good, as I thought.

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