MGTT

stands for Mode Glucose Tolerance Test. There are a few reasons why the test should be conducted on pregnant women:

1. Maternal obesity
2. Excessive weight gain in pregnancy
3. Glycosuria on 2 or more occasions
4. Symptoms of frank diabetes
5. Recurrent infections, such as vulvovaginal candidiasis
6. Previous intrauterine death
7. Previous fetal anomaly
8. Previous macrosomia
9. Polyhydramnios
10. Underlying Polycystic Ovarian Disease
11. Family history of diabetes
12. GDM in previous pregnancy

Biasanya, gynae akan buat test ni masa ibu or bakal ibu 5 dan 7 bulan. Sebelum buat test tu, tak boleh makan apa-apa. Meaning that, kena puasa kejap lah.