Quote Originally Posted by prechrswife View Post
Was that the one hour test? If so, they usually will have you come back for a 3 hour test, where you drink the stuff and then they do a blood draw or finger stick every hour for 3 hours. I failed the 1 hour with both of my pregnancies, but I passed the 3 hour both times.
prechrswife is right - there should have been a blood draw at 3 hours. It is normal for the one hour results to be elevated; the 3° test should be back too normal.

You cannot diagnose gestational diabetes on one solitary test - there needs to be a pattern.

What was the strength of the glucose you drank? The results will differ based on the dosage. The following numbers are from the NIH web site.

Normal blood values for a 75-gram oral glucose tolerance test used to check for type 2 diabetes:

* Fasting: 60 -100 mg/dL
* 1 hour: less than 200 mg/dL
* 2 hours: less than 140 mg/dL. Between 140 - 200 mg/dL is considered impaired glucose tolerance (sometimes called "prediabetes"). This group is at increased risk for developing diabetes. Greater than 200 mg/dL is a sign of diabetes mellitus.
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Normal blood values for a 50-gram oral glucose tolerance test used to screen for gestational diabetes:

* 1 hour: equal to or less than 140 mg/dL

Normal blood values for a 100-gram oral glucose tolerance test used to screen for gestational diabetes:

* Fasting: less than 95 mg/dL
* 1 hour: less than 180 mg/dL
* 2 hour: less than 155 mg/dL
* 3 hour: less than 140 mg/dL

Note: mg/dL = milligrams per deciliter

Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different laboratories. Talk to your doctor about the meaning of your specific test results.