GLUCOSE CHALLENGE TEST (GCT); GLUCOSE 2 Hrs (FBS,2hrs) OBSTETRICAL

THE GLUCOSE CHALLENGE TEST (GCT), ALSO KNOWN AS THE GLUCOSE 2-HOUR (FBS, 2HRS) OBSTETRICAL TEST, IS A SCREENING PROCEDURE USED DURING PREGNANCY TO ASSESS A WOMAN RISK OF DEVELOPING GESTATIONAL DIABETES. DURING THIS TEST, A PREGNANT WOMAN CONSUMES A SUGARY DRINK AND HER BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS ARE MEASURED BEFORE AND TWO HOURS AFTER CONSUMPTION. IF THE BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS ARE ELEVATED, IT MAY INDICATE GESTATIONAL DIABETES, A CONDITION THAT AFFECTS BLOOD SUGAR REGULATION DURING PREGNANCY. A POSITIVE GCT RESULT TYPICALLY REQUIRES FURTHER TESTING, SUCH AS A GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST, TO CONFIRM A DIAGNOSIS OF GESTATIONAL DIABETES.