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I'm a little scared about the glucose test... I have such a sweet tooth! I actually don't have to drink the orange soda. My midwife told me to eat a sugary breakfast and then come in two hours later and take the test. Keeping my fingers crossed for us all!
Saw my OB today, he informed me that was a normal response and told me I should have had something to eat right after the test (he did warn me about that, but that was four weeks ago! I'm supposed to remember with baby brain??).
Yeah, I had a full on crash after my one hour, but I came prepared in my 3 hour with some high protein foods to eat when I was done.
I think it's impossible to predict if you are going to fail the 1 hour. I had a cold and had worked all night, so my test was really whacked out... but my 3 hour was stone cold normal :)
Hurray for one low risk aspect to this pregnancy!
This is great to know! Had I not read this post, I would have gone to the test with maybe a bottle of water for after. Now, I know I will stock up on some good foods.
Can you remind me when this test gets taken? I am sure it will be brought up at the next OB visit but it isn't for another 3 weeks.
Usually you test between 24 and 28 weeks. I had mine on the early side because of my dreaded advanced maternal age!
Roddy- I believe you take it between 24 and 28 weeks. I'm taking mine at our 28 week appt.
Does everyone have to get it done? Is it to test for gestational diabetes or something else?
It is a test for gestational diabetes that all pregnant women in the US get. I've heard of some people refusing, but since it is absolutely a low to no risk test with high consequences for the baby if it is positive (gestational diabetes can cause macrosomia, heart defects and low blood sugar in poorly controlled cases), it is *highly* recommended.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/gestational-diabetes/DS00316
I did it as part of a study for PCOS-mine just tasted like really sugary Mt Dew. Glad it went ok! At my study, the people taking the blood had no idea what they were doing so it was a little rough.
The lab tech did a GREAT job on my blood draw! I'm not a fan of needles or puncturing my veins, but I swear I didn't feel it. She's been a nurse for 40 years, so she just smiled.
Some recommendations for your 1 hour glucose test:
1. Bring a bottle of water to drink during the test.
2. Bring some food to eat immediately after the second blood draw.
3. Bring something to entertain yourself for an hour. I read a magazine but I would much rather have been on my Nintendo DS or on my laptop.
I got my test done at 26 weeks. My doc does everyone's test at 26 weeks. Still haven't got the results yet, I'll let y'all know!
@mightySapphire - I brought unsweetened tea with me and they wouldn't let me drink it or anything else until after the test. I was sooo thirsty too because of the sweetness of the drink. I didn't think the drink tasted bad I just really wanted to wash the sweetness down!
I forgot I was taking the test the day that I had to. They had told me not to have anything sweet before I came in. I ate toast with jelley followed by candy and some fruit juice before the test. whoops! I thought for sure I would fail it because of all of the sugar I had downed, but it was good.
I did the orange one too and thought it tasted good!!! I had a crash too! After that sugary stuff, I was tired!!!!
@rnc620: Every lab has different rules. Some require a 12 hour fast before the test, some don't. Some let you drink water, some don't. (Which is silly since you'd have to consume A LOT of water to effect the test.) My lab didn't require fasting for the 1 hour test, but since I already was, they got me in early (bonus!). Eating beforehand affects your baseline blood draw, and your subsequent draws. But if they see anything unusual in your results, they'll have you take the three hour test.
I did my 1 hr test today too (at 26 weeks). My midwife told me to eat breakfast with some good protein in it, like scrambled eggs, but to skip the toast. So that's what I did.
I didn't find the "orange Crush" tasted that badly either, though the after-taste was a bit nasty. And I did feel kinda ill afterwards but that could've been partly mental - just the thought of so much sugar so early in the morning is enough to make me green in the gills.
On the plus side, baby was doing a flamenco dance in my belleh afterwards!
@seabreeze: Mine too! LOL She was doing somersaults in there I was giggling. The feeling ill was probably the blood sugar drop. If you get it really bad you should tell your nurse, it's the hypoglycemia.
it's so strange that all the labs suggest doing different things. my 1 hour test was at 8:30 in the morning and i was told to not eat, drink or even chew gum past 10 pm the night before. i couldn't eat or drink anything other than the glucose drink during the test either.
for the 3 hour test, my appt was at 7 in the morning and i couldn't eat or drink past 7 pm the night before. i couldn't eat or drink anyting except the glucose drink during my test. they said water would dilute the sugar. they didn't want me walking around because it would burn off the sugar. and they told me not to fall asleep during the testing. i was SO tired after i drank the drink. didn't help that i didn't get much sleep the night before either!
RIbride, i'm sorry to hear that. i did too. i took my 3 hour yesterday and honestly it wasn't as bad as i expected and i HATE needles + blood and all of that. even after 4 pokes, my arms aren't sore today. good luck with your 3 hour.
Thanks BirdofParadise. Question, why do they have to do 4 separate needles, why can't they just do one with 4 separate draws? Do you know?
RI- I failed my 1 hour glucose too, and had to go in for a 3 hour. In preparation for the test I tried to stay away from simple carbs in the 3 days before, and focused more on complex carbs and protein for the bulk of my diet. I stopped eating 12 hours before the test and drank only water, which is what they told me to do. I followed all the instructions exactly.
I hate to tell you this, RI, but the 3 hour drink is grosser than the 1 hour drink. It is super super sweet. At my lab they had a place where I could lie down, so I just slept between draws.
I suppose someone could request an IV to be put in place, but I think most phlebotomists are only trained to do single pokes. I ended up with 4 pokes... None of them were very good pokes either, but hopefully you get an expert phlebotomist and not a newbee like I got!
Anyway, I think many of us fail the one hour and then pass the 3 hour with flying colors! Best of luck!
When you go to get your blood drawn, tell them to pull the skin tight when they go to poke you. My phlebotomist told me that's the trick she teaches all her pupils, and I swear I didn't feel either poke! I haven't had any good experiences with blood draws in the last 5 years, and I was stoked that she was that good!
Isn't the 1 hour test a 50g glucose solution and the 3 hour test is a 150g glucose solution? I can't imagine it being sweeter...gross.
RIbride - i'm not sure. i thought they'd just do one but they didn't. other labs may do it differently. for me they alternated between arms and found a new place to poke each time.
I just finished my 1hr Glocuse Test this morning. The Orange solution really wasn't as bad as I thought it would have been. I have had soda that was much worse. I actually ended up chugging it so that I can get the 1 hour wait started with. One more thing off the baby checklist!
I took my 1 hour glucose test about 3 weeks ago. It wasn't that bad. The solution tasted just like orange gatorade. The hour dragged on though.
@Superstitions - I AGREE. The hour wait was the worst part. I brought entertainment (DSi and a book) but towards the end I was getting tired, thank goodness it was time for the blood work to get done.
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Just did my 1 hour glucose test! It really wasn't that bad. I've heard how badly the glucose solution tastes, but mine really just tasted like orange soda. It was ice cold too (mmmm!). I won't get the test results back for a couple days.
So my question is, when they do this test, are you supposed to feel tired after? It feels like a sugar high, i.e. my blood sugar rose because of the drink, then plummeted because of the insulin. Is that good or bad?