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Maya is seven weeks postpartum
after gestational diabetes.

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Her A1C is five point four percent.

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That reassuring number does not complete
her recommended postpartum testing.

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At four to twelve weeks, the recommended
test is a fasting, seventy-five-gram,

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two-hour oral glucose tolerance test.

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A1C can be affected by
pregnancy-related changes in red blood

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cells and blood loss at delivery, and it can
miss glucose intolerance in this setting.

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The next decision is practical. Maya
has childcare and fasting barriers.

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Explain why the test matters, agree on a
workable appointment, and identify who

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will review the result. An order without a
result and a follow-up plan leaves the work

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unfinished. If the test is normal,
the conversation continues.

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A history of gestational diabetes still
calls for lifelong diabetes screening

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every one to three years.

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Record the pregnancy history
in the ongoing care plan.

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Ask what Maya is able to eat,
whether food is affordable,

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and how feeding her baby affects the day.

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A registered dietitian can
help create a realistic plan.

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The goal is a completed test, an
understood result, and a clear next step.