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Medically, Gestational (jes-TAY-shun-ul) Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) is defined as glucose intolerance, which is diagnosed during pregnancy. It is reported to affect approximately 7% of all pregnancies. GDM can adversely affect both the mother and the baby; hence a diagnosis, if made, should be taken seriously.
| Sample drawn after 100-gram glucose drink (glucose load) | |
| Time of Sample Collection | Target LEVEL |
| Fasting* (prior to glucose load) | 95 mg/dL (5.3 mmol/L) |
| 1 hour after glucose load | 180 mg/dL (10.0 mmol/L) |
| 2 hours after glucose load | 155 mg/dL (8.6 mmol/L) |
| 3 hours after glucose load* | 140 mg/dL (7.8 mmol/L) |
| INDICATION: If two or more values meet or exceed the target level, gestational diabetes is diagnosed. | |
| NDDG(1979) | Carpenter & Coustan (1982) | Sacks et al (1989) | |
| Fasting | 105 | 95 | 96 |
| 1 hour | 190 | 180 | 172 |
| 2 hour | 165 | 155 | 152 |
| 3 hour | 145 | 140 | 131 |
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I HAVE 170 MG/DL OF BLOOD SUGAR LEVEL AFTER GLUCOSE SUGAR LOAD. I AM RIGHT NOW IN MY 24 WEEKS OF PREGNANCY. AM I HAVING DIABETES. FOR INFO, I HAD TAKEN ONLY 50GMS OF GLUCOSE 1 HOUR BEFORE THE TEST.
I HAVE 217 MG/DL OF BLOOD SUGAR LEVEL AFTER GLUCOSE SUGAR LOAD. I AM RIGHT NOW IN MY 26 WEEKS OF PREGNANCY. AM I HAVING DIABETES. FOR INFO, I HAD TAKEN ONLY 50GMS OF GLUCOSE 1 HOUR BEFORE THE TEST.