FBS, PLBS & hbA1c test right way?

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Asked for Female, 37 Years

Hi, Pregnant women for fasting Blood sugar how many hours fasting is required for accuracy? 8 or 10 or 12 hours?? Hba1c sample should be given in fasting or post Lunch and can this test repeated after 1 week? And Post lunch sample should be given after 1:45 minutes or 2 hours??? Please 🙏 reply soon... 35+ weeks pregnant and planning to take Betnesol injections... What should be the levels for point of concern and how to proceed this injections with monitoring??? Please suggest in detail 🙏

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Dr. Ganesh Patti

Diabetologist 11 yrs exp Visakhapatnam

I pregnancy FBS means 8 hours fasting and do PPBS either at 1 hr or two hr after meal

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Dr. Komal Bhandari Totla Diabetologist 9 yrs exp Solapur · Accepted Answer

Dr. Komal Bhandari Totla

Diabetologist 9 yrs exp Solapur

Fasting is minimal 8 hrs.. anything between 8-12 is fine.Pp after 2 hrs and HbA1C is independent of meal timing