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A 75 g glucose load for diabetic screening - In pregnancy an evaluation


R Pather

Abstract

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/I. The sensitivity of this test was 83% with a specificity of 90,7%. A protocol of screening at an antenatal clinic is presented.

S Af Med J 1989; 76: 153-155.

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