My doctor wrote ogtt for my next visit and said i have to come fasting and drink some glucose thing. Im a bit nervous as i havent done it before. What exactly is this test and how is it done?
My gynac explained OGTT is the glucose test to check for gestational diabetes, you drink a sugar solution and they take blood at intervals. It's usually done around the 24-28 week mark. She said it's routine so I just went fasting as told.
It's the sugar tolerance test for gestational diabetes, done in the second trimester usually. Go fasting as instructed, the drink is very sweet so be ready haha. It's a standard screening, nothing to fear.
That's the test that caught my gestational diabetes. You fast, drink the glucose drink and give blood samples after. Please dont skip it, catching sugar issues early really helps manage them with diet and your doctor's guidance.
