A 75 g glucose load for diabetic screening in pregnancy--an evaluation
Pather, R.
South African Medical Journal 76(4): 153-154
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0256-9574 PMID: 2762956 Document Number: 344735
Screening for impairment of glucose tolerance in pregnancy is mandatory if a satisfactory standard of antenatal care is to be achieved. This is especially so in a population in which the prevalence of diabetes is unusually high such as in South African Indians. A number of screening systems have been devised utilising different glucose loads for glucose tolerance tests. Using the 75 g load recommended by the World Health Organisation our mean glucose value was 8.4 mmol/l. The sensitivity of this test was 83% with a specificity of 90.7%. A protocol of screening at an antenatal clinic is presented.