At booking, a woman has BMI 32 kg/m², a first-degree relative with type 2 diabetes and a previous 4.7 kg baby. She has no known diabetes. What is the

Question

At booking, a woman has BMI 32 kg/m², a first-degree relative with type 2 diabetes and a previous 4.7 kg baby. She has no known diabetes. What is the most appropriate test?

Accepted Answer

Arrange a 75g glucose tolerance test at 24–28 weeks

Answer

Measure fasting glucose at 12 weeks and 28 weeks

Answer

Use a 50 g glucose challenge at 16 and 28 weeks

Answer

Use HbA1c at 16 weeks with serial growth scans

Answer

Arrange random glucose testing at 24 and 36 weeks

Gestational diabetes — DRCOG MCQ

At booking, a woman has BMI 32 kg/m², a first-degree relative with type 2 diabetes and a previous 4.7 kg baby. She has no known diabetes. What is the most appropriate test?