Modified blood sugar test could lead to flood of gestational diabetes diagnoses

[Northerner]

Medical experts this month will debate whether to modify a blood sugar test used to detect diabetes in pregnant women, a controversial shift that would more than double the number diagnosed diabetic, at-risk and in need of intense, expensive prenatal care.

Diabetes already complicates about 7 percent of pregnancies. That would jump to about 18 percent with the modified test, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

http://www.oregonlive.com/health/index.ssf/2012/10/modified_blood_sugar_test_coul.html

 

[trophywench]

I do believe after two fingerpricks both showing high BG, preg ladies are actually sent for an OGTT anyway already in the UK. Or it might be only 1 out of range, not sure.