Patient's question:
I am 7 months pregnant and want to go to the hospital for a prenatal check-up tomorrow. What are the precautions to take when drinking sugar water for the check-up?Doctor's answer:
It is recommended to perform a gestational diabetes screening between weeks 24 and 28 of pregnancy to rule out the possibility of gestational diabetes. On the day before the careful examination, do not defecate after 10 p.m., and it is best not to drink water either. On the morning of the third day, have an empty stomach for the careful examination and try to do it as early as possible. If the fasting blood draw has already occurred after 10 a.m., it no longer makes sense to conduct the examination, as it will significantly affect the test results.