Title: I Failed My Prenatal Glucose Test. Now What? – OhioHealth
Headings: I Failed My Prenatal Glucose Test. Now What?
I Failed My Prenatal Glucose Test. Now What?
Why do I need a glucose test?
What is gestational diabetes?
How are the first and second glucose tests different?
Do I need to do anything between my two glucose tests?
Are there ways to “pass” a three-hour glucose test?
Can you fail your first glucose test and pass your second?
What’s considered a high level of glucose in glucose testing?
How can gestational diabetes affect my baby and me?
Are some people more likely to get gestational diabetes?
How is gestational diabetes treated?
Does gestational diabetes go away after pregnancy?
Will gestational diabetes happen again to me?

Content: A high level of glucose may indicate that you have gestational diabetes. “Having a glucose test between 24 and 28 weeks of pregnancy is a routine part of prenatal care,” says OhioHealth OB-GYN Sara Alderman, MD. “ We also ask patients with an elevated body mass index to do the test either at their initial prenatal appointment or shortly after. By screening early, we can identify women who have preexisting diabetes.” You may not have obvious signs of gestational diabetes, which is why it’s critical to have regular prenatal care from a doctor. If symptoms are present, they can be mistaken for other symptoms of pregnancy, including exhaustion after eating, urinating more often and feeling more hungry than usual. What is gestational diabetes? Gestational diabetes is high blood sugar (glucose) during the second and third trimester of pregnancy. The exact cause is unknown. It may be a combination of factors, including genetics, increased hormones triggered by pregnancy that lead to insulin resistance, and an inability to produce the extra insulin that’s needed to compensate. “