Pregnant women who have a cold can usually have an oral glucose tolerance test (glucose tolerance).
Oral glucose tolerance test is a glucose loading test, which is commonly used in clinical practice to diagnose diabetes mellitus and gestational diabetes mellitus. The normal values of glucose tolerance for pregnant women are fasting blood glucose <5.1 mmol/L, blood glucose <10.0 mmol/L 1 hour after taking glucose, and blood glucose <8.5 mmol/L 2 hours after taking glucose.
Glucose tolerance is a test of the body's ability to regulate glucose metabolism, whereas a cold is an infectious lesion of the upper respiratory tract that has little to do with glucose metabolism. Therefore, colds can usually be tested with an oral glucose tolerance test.
Whether pregnant women with a cold can be tested by oral glucose tolerance test should be clarified by the doctor's guidance, so as not to cause data deviation and lead to adverse consequences.