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    gestational diabetes while low carb--Is the test wrong if I don't carb-load for days before?

    @plope132 As others have said, the 1hr test is a screening test. They are trying to identify EVERYONE who may have gestational diabetes. It could be a false positive based on your diet, or not, but the only way to find out for sure is to do the 3hr test. The 3hr test is actually diagnostic...
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    gestational diabetes while low carb--Is the test wrong if I don't carb-load for days before?

    @plope132 This is the instructions for the 3hr test, not the 1hr test as you described it, at least based on the instructions from my local lab. The 1hr test, no specific diet needs to be followed before.
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