8 or 10 o'clock the night before

Glucose tolerance tests are generally based on blood sugar, and blood sugar levels are easily affected by some common habits in daily life and can change. Therefore, in order to ensure the accuracy of blood sugar tests, operators must be more aware of the things that need to be paid attention to when doing glucose tolerance tests, so that they can accurately judge blood sugar levels and understand their health.

Common questions before glucose tolerance test

1. Check on an empty stomach

The glucose tolerance test requires the operator to control the diet, so the food intake should be reduced after 8:00 pm the night before the test, and drinking water should be prohibited after 2:00 am. Such a schedule can ensure that the fasting time is within 8 to 12 hours. If the fasting time is too long, it may cause low blood sugar levels. Therefore, this fasting period can achieve the best effect of the glucose tolerance test. Therefore, you should control your diet according to this time, and you can go to the hospital for a glucose tolerance test after 8:00 the next morning. At the same time, you should eat more light-tasting and easily digestible foods in the meal before the fasting period, so the dinner can be mainly fiber foods, and pay attention to reducing sugar intake.

2. Ensure good sleep habits

Make sure you get a good night's sleep the night before the sugar screening test. Staying up late is not recommended. This is because if the quality of sleep is not good, it will directly affect the blood sugar level, causing the blood sugar level to be stimulated by the body and cause hyperglycemia.

3. Fitness

Appropriate exercise can be performed the night before the glucose tolerance test, which can better promote the body's metabolism and improve the operator's sleep. However, it must be noted that it is appropriate to rest half an hour before doing the glucose tolerance test. At this time, it is best to find a place to sit down and rest to avoid excessive exercise causing blood sugar levels to rise.

4. Medical care after examination

The fasting test means that you have not eaten for a long time, and the glucose tolerance test requires a blood test. This situation may cause serious depletion of physical energy, which may cause insufficient blood sugar and symptoms such as dizziness and nausea. Therefore, it is best to take an appropriate amount of anhydrous glucose as soon as possible after the examination. Some operators may experience vomiting symptoms after taking appropriate glucose due to physical discomfort. If this happens, they must rest well and do not eat.

There are many things to pay attention to when taking a glucose tolerance test. Only by mastering these measures and strictly controlling yourself to do effective pre-test medical care can the blood sugar level return to normal. Then the test results will be more valuable and can more accurately judge the patient's blood sugar level.