Postpartum Glucose Tolerance Test

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Table 11-6

Postpartum Glucose Tolerance Test^a

	No DM	Impaired Glucose Tolerance	Overt DM
8 h fasting	<100 mg/dL	100-125 mg/dL	>126 mg/dL
2 h after 75-g glucose load	<140 mg/dL	140-199 mg/dL	>200 mg/dL

Abbreviation: DM, diabetes mellitus.

^aAdapted from MetzgerBE, BuchananTA, CoustanDR, et al. Summary and recommendations of the Fifth International Workshop-Conference on Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. Diabetes Care. 2007;30(2):S251 and American Diabetes Association. Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes—2010. Diabetes Care. 2010;33(suppl 1):S11-S61.