If you are pregnant or plan to be, this news interests you and a lot, a study on the detection of gestational diabetes has recently been done.
The study of the University of Kobe in Japan has revealed that casual blood glucose tests, which are commonly used to detect gestational diabetes, overlook 70% of cases.This is worrying because gestational diabetes can lead to complications for both the mother and the baby, and also increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes in the future.
The International Association of Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Groups suggests that all pregnant women undergo an oral glucose tolerance test between weeks and 28 pregnancy.This test is more precise and consists of several steps: fasting for 8 to 12 hours, taking a blood sample, drinking a glucose solution and then taking another blood sample to see how the body metabolizes sugar.
The study of the University of Kobe showed that 71.7% of women who were finally diagnosed with gestational diabetes would have been overlooked if only the casual blood glucose test had been used.This underlines the need to use more reliable detection methods to prevent complications during pregnancy and childbirth.
It is very important that health professionals and future moms are informed about the importance of glucose tolerance test.Although the casual blood glucose test is faster and more cheap, it is not so effective.Promoting the use of glucose tolerance test can help detect more cases of gestational diabetes and, ultimately, protect the health of mothers and their babies.
I hope this information is useful and in case you propose the fast test, talk to your doctors about the best detection options during pregnancy.
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