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Glucose Ingestion and Whole Blood Ionized Calcium and Magnesium in the Third Trimester of Pregnancy

Luis A. Bracero, MD, Francis Mimouni, MD, FACN and Attiya Hafeez, MD

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (L.A.B., A.H.), Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
Department of Pediatrics (F.M.), Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY



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Fig. 1. Inverse relationship between the 1-hour plasma glucose after 50 g glucola load (x axis, mg/dl) and whole blood iCa (y axis, mg/dl).

 


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Fig. 2. Mean glucose, iCa, and iMg concentrations (y axis) during 3-hour GTT. While there are significant changes in plasma glucose, the decrease in iCa and iMg does not reach statistical significance.

 


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Fig. 3. Peak plasma glucose (1-hour post load) after GCT and GTT also correlated inversely with iCa.

 





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