Glucose screening and tolerance tests during pregnancy. A glucose screening test is a routine test during pregnancy that checks a pregnant womanâs blood glucose (sugar) level. A glucose tolerance test is done if a glucose screening test result is higher than normal. It is used to diagnose gestational diabetes. Gestational diabetes is high blood sugar (diabetes) that starts or is found during pregnancy.
The Arctic tern is known to make the longest annual migration in the animal kingdom. During its breeding season, it is found far to the north where summer days are long, and it winters far south in the southern hemisphere, where the days are longest during November to February.he Arctic tern is notorious for its long-distance migration between the breeding grounds and the winter quarters in the Southern Ocean. This knowledge has been obtained by ringing and observations of movements at-sea.
Most species are pale grey above and white below, with a contrasting black cap to the head, but the marsh terns, the Inca tern, and some noddies have dark plumage for at least part of the year. The sexes are identical in appearance, but young birds are readily distinguishable from adults.any terns breeding in temperate zones are long-distance migrants, and the Arctic tern probably sees more annual daylight than any other animal as it migrates from its northern breeding grounds to Antarctic waters, a return journey of more than 30,000 km (19,000 mi).