Gestational Diabetes Screen (Glucose Test)

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Most women are screened for gestational diabetes between the 24th and 28th week of pregnancy. Women who are considered at high risk (including women who have had gestational diabetes in a previous pregnancy) often are screened at an early prenatal visit. If test results are normal, they are screened again at 24 to 28 weeks.

The test involves drinking a liquid that contains 50 grams of glucose (a form of sugar). One hour later, the health care provider takes a blood sample. The sample is sent to the lab to measure the amount of glucose in the blood.

If the screening test shows that a woman has high levels of glucose in her blood, she needs to take a similar, though longer, test called the glucose tolerance test. It involves drawing blood samples while fasting and at 1, 2 and 3 hours after drinking 100 grams of glucose.

Most women diagnosed with gestational diabetes can control their blood-sugar levels with diet and exercise.

Accepted Insurances

May-Grant Obstetrics & Gynecology participates with the following insurances. Please note that office copays are due at the time of service and any co-insurances are the responsibility of the patient. Please check with your carrier or call our office at 717-397-8177 for an updated menu of insurance options.

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Please consider the following when booking:

Online scheduling is currently for ESTABLISHED May-Grant patients only. If you are a new patient (GYN or OB), please call the office at 717-397-8177 to schedule your appointment to ensure that your provider has enough time to address your needs.

If you schedule an appointment online as a new patient, your appointment will be canceled and you will not be able to be seen. A “New Patient” includes those who have not been seen in our offices in the past three years.

Additionally, your insurance coverage will be verified when you check in for your visit. Please confirm that we accept your insurance before booking online. If we do not accept your insurance, you will not be seen and your appointment will be canceled.

Each patient is unique, and so is each appointment type!

Online scheduling is currently for ESTABLISHED May-Grant patients only. If you are a new patient (GYN or OB), please call the office at 717-397-8177 to schedule your appointment to ensure that your provider has enough time to address your needs.

If you schedule an appointment online as a new patient, your appointment will be canceled and you will not be able to be seen. A “New patient” includes those who have not been seen in our offices in the past three years.