A 38-year-old woman at 26 weeks' gestation presents with excessive thirst and nocturia. A 75 g oral glucose tolerance test shows fasting glucose 5.4 m...

Question

A 38-year-old woman at 26 weeks' gestation presents with excessive thirst and nocturia. A 75 g oral glucose tolerance test shows fasting glucose 5.4 mmol/L and 2-hour glucose 9.3 mmol/L. According to Australian pregnancy diabetes criteria, how should this result be interpreted?

Accepted Answer

Gestational diabetes mellitus

Answer

Normal pregnancy glucose tolerance

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Impaired glucose tolerance but not gestational diabetes

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Pre-existing type 2 diabetes

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Result is inconclusive; repeat OGTT after delivery

au-amc MCQ (SBA): Gestational diabetes

A 38-year-old woman at 26 weeks' gestation presents with excessive thirst and nocturia. A 75 g oral glucose tolerance test shows fasting glucose 5.4 mmol/L and 2-hour glucose 9.3 mmol/L. According to Australian pregnancy diabetes criteria, how should this result be interpreted?