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Single test procedure to detect gestational diabetes established Updated: Updated: The test has been approved by Union Ministry of Health, World Health Organisation Share Article The test has been approved by Union Ministry of Health, World Health Organisation The Diabetes in Pregnancy Study Group India (DIPSI), comprising senior doctors, has established the efficacy of the ‘single test procedure’ to diagnose Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM). It has found that GDM can be diagnosed if two hour plasma glucose is greater than or equal to 140 milligrams per decilitre (2hr PG ≥ 140 mg/dl) with 75 gram oral glucose administered to pregnant women in fasting or non-fasting state, irrespective of the time of the last meal.

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