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Suggest Treatment For Low Levels Of OGCT During Pregnancy

I am 23 weeks pregnant and i just had my OGCT taken a couple of days ago. The result is 6.1 from their 7.0-10.0 mmol/L normal values. i understand that the result is definitely low. how is that gonna affect my pregnancy? and what treatment is there available for me? thank you
Fri, 2 Jan 2015
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hi low values are not a problem but higher values are. it's just a screening test to detect mothers who are at a risk for developing diabetes in pregnancy. as pregnancy is itself a diabetogenic state . lower values are safe . don't worry . take care and all the best .
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Suggest Treatment For Low Levels Of OGCT During Pregnancy

hi low values are not a problem but higher values are. it s just a screening test to detect mothers who are at a risk for developing diabetes in pregnancy. as pregnancy is itself a diabetogenic state . lower values are safe . don t worry . take care and all the best .