Additional Information

Patient Preparation:Bassett Healthcare Oral GTT Procedure

Proper preparation of the patient prior to the test also needs to be addressed by the ordering physician and a nurse.
Patient should be active and have adequate food intake with at least adequate carbohydrates (at least 150 g. carbohydrate daily) for 3 days prior to test.
Many drugs interfere. They include steroids, oral contraceptives, diuretics, and antihypertensive drugs including thiazides, furosemide, anticonvulsants, psychoactive drugs, antituberculous agents, and anti-inflammatory drugs including salicylates.
Patient should not be stressed (e.g. following surgery, with infections or on corticosteroids)

Additional Information for Clinics ON MIBH Campus:

After Women’s Health administers the 50g dose of Glucola the nurse will send the patient to the Out Patient Laboratory with a paper stating what time the next draw needs to be performed.
The laboratory will be held responsible for releasing the correct orders from UNITY/EPIC and drawing the specimens at the specified time.
In some cases the draw may need to be scheduled with the Laboratory before beginning this test.

Additional Information for Clinics OFF MIBH Campus:

The Laboratories will be responsible for administering the 50g dose of Glucola AND releasing the correct orders from UNITY/EPIC and drawing the specimens at the specified time.

In some cases the test may need to be scheduled with the Laboratory before beginning this test.

When Requesting in UNITY/EPIC:

Enter the code which corresponds to the 1 Hour Glucose Challenge Test.

Contraindications:
1GCT is contraindicated in the presence of obvious diabetes mellitus.
Emesis may be an indication to cancel the test.