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2019-07-20 09:47:10
My wife is pregnant for 21 weeks now. When is the right time to take gestational diabetes test? Maximum which we week can still wait for test?
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Hi you can do the test from 22 weeks on wards. do glucose tolerance test with 75 grams glucose

Answered2019-07-21 21:37:43

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You can do test at 24-28 weeks
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Answered2019-07-20 11:26:37

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