Oh my gosh.. 4 finger pricks a day! Thinking of all you Mama's that have to deal with this crappy part of pregnancy! I took my test yesterday and should have results today! Of course I was given two tests.. The other results are up but not the glucose test! Boo!!
Question for everyone that has done the test so far. I asked the nurse if there were any restrictions walking into the test and she said I just couldn't eat or drink during the hour I wait for blood draw. No fasting or anything beforehand. When I told my friends that that did theirs recently they said they had to fast for at least 2 hrs before or something. Should I be concerned I didn't get the same restrictions or is it just a preference for testing facilities or OBs?
@conineml - it seems to vary by practice/lab. I didn't have to fast, my doctor just said to avoid sugary or carb heavy foods before hand and to instead eat a protein rich breakfast (my appointment was in the morning but my friend who has the same doctor got the same guidelines for her afternoon appointment). My co-worker's wife just had hers done too and her practice did make her fast before hand.
@conineml everything @gusgus14 said. I was told not to fast, but to avoid sugary foods the day or two leading up to my test, then to have a protein rich breakfast the morning of. Every office/OB is different though.
@conineml I was told to just eat normal the week before, and even the morning before my appointment to eat what I normally would eat. The point isn't to trick the test to pass. You want accurate results. Thats what they said, so I didn't fast. I ate oatmeal the morning before my appointment and waited to drink my coffee till after, which is around the time I'd normally have my coffee anyway.
@conineml my midwife did have me fast for 3 hours, but also said that if I was starving I could have a small snack like a cheese stick or handful of almonds that wouldn't mess with my test results. My sister fasted with one of her girls but not the other, so it definitely depends on the facility/provider.
Ok all of this makes me feel better! My test is in the afternoon so more than likely I will have unintentionally fasted from lunch to then but didn't want to show up and them be like 'oh you haven't fasted...come back another time for your test' I was having a bit of a panic this morning after talking to my friend about it! Thanks ladies!
@conineml Your question has been answered well already but I'll just add that my OB didn't tell me to do a thing. She just told me at my next appt we'd also be doing the 1hr glucose test. I ate completely normal.
I did my glucose test on Friday. Will hopefully have results today. I'm so nervous, basically everyone on my mom's side is diabetic so my chances of failing are higher. I'm hoping to stuff my face with Halloween candy later
@PhillymommaX2 Mine wasn't refrigerated either, which I found extra insulting given that it says RIGHT ON THE BOTTLE that chilling it makes it more palatable! Like c'mon guys!!!
@PhillymommaX2@aleedee oh my gosh I cannot imagine drinking that mess at room temperature!!! I felt pretty crappy after drinking it cold though. It's double the sugar of the 1 hour one--straight syrup! Good luck to you!
When I had to do this last time they had it refrigerated so I expected it again but nope! After the first hour the nausea went away. Good luck to all of you!!
DD1: 2/28/12 DD2: 9/12/13 Baby #3: Due January 2018
Question: How long would you all wait before calling to get the results? I mean, I assume no news is good news, but they also never specified that. I had mine done last Thursday and am getting anxious.
@lmmjd any test results for me I can access on a patient portal/online chart type thing! They showed up on there for me in the middle of the night, so I have likely viewed them before any of my providers have. You could call just to check and ease your mind!
ETA: I took the test Monday, they came in pretty quickly!
Question: How long would you all wait before calling to get the results? I mean, I assume no news is good news, but they also never specified that. I had mine done last Thursday and am getting anxious.
My one hour took 48 hours. My three hours has been sent to my doctor’s office and will be available at 4:11pm for me to view at that time if I don’t hear from the doctor by then. I did the test Monday morning. You can log on to labcorp or quest to view your results if you went there for the test.
DD1: 2/28/12 DD2: 9/12/13 Baby #3: Due January 2018
Thanks, all! Unfortunately, I switched providers with this LO and haven't asked them about the online portal. I was trying to give them time with the weekend and holiday, but I am going to call!
ETA: I called and I passed! I think they assumed I'd fail because DD was 9lb and this LO is measuring big, too.
I just viewed my results on Labcorp and the one hour draw was high but the fasting, 2, and 3 hour draws were normal. Does this mean I passed? The nurses’ line is closed now and I have a regular appt tomorrow anyway but I want to know now lol
DD1: 2/28/12 DD2: 9/12/13 Baby #3: Due January 2018
@PhillymommaX2 - don't quote me on this, but i THINK i heard/read that 2 of the draws have to be high to be considered a "fail"....so you *should* be ok. FX for tomorrow and looking forward to what your doctor says!
So I passed.... lol had to ask my OB at my appointment today about it (they never did upload it to my portal) she says "oh it was fine, less than 100 i think"
Passed again with a 90. Suck it medical world who thinks because I'm morbidly obese that I'll automatically fail these tests. Sorry. I'm not bitter about it. haha Also, I know that because I'm overweight that they need to be more cautious. But it still makes me feel super bad about myself when I have to do these things because I'm overweight.
Yeah, i totally failed the 3 hour I've never even had a fasting blood sugar that high in my life either (it was 102), so that's kinda scary. I was doing some research on what's going on here, since no one in my family has diabetes and I've never had an issue either, and I read that the hormones that the placenta puts out block insulin, so if you have a weaker pancreas or don't produce enough insulin then it can't compensate. Well, I did some damage to my pancreas a few years ago when i had pancreatitis and didn't get it treated for a few months, and the doctor at the time told me i might have damaged my pancreas, but now i'm seriously concerned this is going to be a precursor to type II diabetes. OB referred me to an endocrinologist/nutritionist but the earliest appointment they have is in mid December, like seriously, what's the point at that point? So i just bought a glucometer and i'll take my blood sugar a few times a day and see where we're at in the meantime. Kinda worried and getting down on myself, but i'll live.
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While I think finger pricks are probably a more accurate way to see what your blood sugar is like, I wouldn't want to do it. Lovenox is plenty!
@conineml everything @gusgus14 said. I was told not to fast, but to avoid sugary foods the day or two leading up to my test, then to have a protein rich breakfast the morning of. Every office/OB is different though.
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ETA: I took the test Monday, they came in pretty quickly!
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ETA: I called and I passed! I think they assumed I'd fail because DD was 9lb and this LO is measuring big, too.
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I had to take it twice, once at a twenty something week appointment because they wanted an early one. And then one yesterday.
I passed them both!! I was so nervous about them. No more glucose!
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