People with a concussion need to be seen by a doctor. Most people with concussions are treated in an emergency department or a doctorâs office. Some people must stay in the hospital overnight for further treatment. Sometimes the doctors may do a CT scan of the brain or do other tests to help diagnose your injuries. Even if the brain injury doesnât show up on these tests, you may still have a concussion. Your doctor will send you home with important instructions to follow.
If the result is abnormal, it is typically followed up with a fasting blood glucose test or a GTT. Glucose blood tests are also used to screen pregnant women for gestational diabetes between their 24th and 28th week of pregnancy.
Many women will be advised to take a screening test, called a Polycose Test, for Gestational Diabetes Mellitis at around 26 â 28 weeks of pregnancy. Gestational diabetes means diabetes (a condition in which blood sugar/glucose isnât properly regulated) that is first diagnosed during pregnancy. Between 2 â 10% of pregnant women test positive for gestational diabetes mellitis (GDM). For half of these women this glucose intolerance will be a temporary condition that is only present during pregnancy.