Can the 3rd Hour Value of 100 g Oral Glucose Tolerance Test Be Ignored in the Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus?

• Main Authors: Mehmet Metin Altay (Author), Serdinç Özdoğan (Author), Aytaç Tohma (Author), Sertaç Esin (Author), Okyar Erol (Author), Orhan Gelişen (Author), Melih Akkuş (Author), Sinan Karadeniz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Medical Network, 2016-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether the 3rd hour value of 100 g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) can be ignored when diagnosing gestational diabetes. STUDY DESIGN: During the first 8 months of 2010, 6909 patients between 24 and 28 weeks' of gestation were screened with 50 g glucose challenge te...