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Glucose tolerance test
I am 5 months pregnant,dr. has written glucose tolerance test but I am unable to consume glucose on empty stomach,
Can I do fasting blood sugar test and post meal blood sugar test instead of glucose tolerance test ? Please help
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You can ask orange or lemon flavored glucose,take slowly within five minutes, avoid in single shot
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Try adding lemon to it so that u can tolerate
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Dr. Karishma Bhatia
Gynecologist
12 yrs exp
Delhi
Add lemon to it , you ll be able to tolerate way better. Get gtt done. You can do 75 grams one instead of 100 grams
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Dr. Anshika Lekhi
General Physician
11 yrs exp
Gurgaon
Ya you can do tat and an hba1c test. If any abnormality in that then you can go for gtt.
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