Special Blood Collections: Glucose Tolerance Test

Specimen collection

  • To screen for gestational diabetes, collect blood after one hour.
  • For a standard glucose tolerance test collect blood and urine at 30 minute intervals, for two hours.
  • To confirm gestational diabetes, collect blood every hour for 3 hours.

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