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Re: 1 Hour Glucose Results and Ketones?????

From: M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 19 May 2001 00:50:10 -0500 (CDT)


At Fri, 18 May 2001, DeeAnn wrote: >
>I am 26 weeks and just got my 1 hour glucose test results. I had a
>baseline drawn because my urine had a large amount of ketones in it for
>the first time ever. The result of that was 106. (I ate lunch 20
>minutes before the baseline; I didn't even know I was having the test.)
>The result 1 hour after I drank the 'sugary stuff' was 133. My doctor
>says I don't need the 3 hour since it's less than 140, and he's not
>concerned about the ketones. He just said to drink lots and lots of
>water.
>
>Any thoughts? I've heard ketones can be bad.

it should be rechecked -- if you eat healthy and drink lots fo fluid,s you probalby won't ahve ketones next time

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M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG
South Lake Tahoe, CA

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