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In the twentieth century, researchers developed the oral glucose tolerance test, or OGTT, as a method to diagnose different types of diabetes, a medical condition that causes blood sugar levels to become abnormally high. During the test, a healthcare provider measures a person’s blood sugar levels before and after the person consumes a predetermined amount of glucose solution. While not exclusively used for pregnant women, an OGTT may test for gestational diabetes which, according to the International Diabetes Federation, affected one in six pregnancies worldwide in 2019. Generally, the results from an OGTT can inform a patient and her physician how her body is responding to glucose during pregnancy, and high levels may increase her risk of developing adverse pregnancy outcomes such as heavy bleeding during delivery and a high blood pressure condition known as preeclampsia. An OGTT can help to accurately diagnose, treat, and monitor gestational diabetes in pregnant women, which can reduce health and pregnancy complications for the woman and the fetus.
- Lane, Alison (Author)
- Darby, Alexis (Editor)
- Arizona State University. School of Life Sciences. Center for Biology and Society. Embryo Project Encyclopedia. (Publisher)
- Arizona Board of Regents (Publisher)
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- Diabetes--Diagnosis
- Glucose tolerance tests
- Blood Glucose
- Blood glucose monitoring
- Glucose Tolerance Test
- Oral Glucose Tolerance Test
- Oral Glucose Tolerance
- OGTT
- Intravenous Glucose Tolerance Test
- Intravenous Glucose Tolerance
- Blood Sugar
- Hyperglycemia
- Diabetes, Gestational
- Diabetes Mellitus, Gestational
- Gestational Diabetes
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- diabetes during pregnancy
- pregnancy glucose test
- gestational diabetes diagnosis
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