Took my glucose test today

Kimnid

which was strange, cause I figured it was way too early, I'm only 4w3d. I didn't have to take it until 8-10 weeks when I was pregnant with DD (then the second routine one at 28 weeks).

Anyway, I HATE that orange drink they give you. This lab didn't keep the bottles chilled, so I had to gulp it down warm, which was especially not good on an empty stomach and it being early in the morning. Thankfully, m/s gave me a break today

Anyone else had to do their glucose test yet?

azpharmgirl

we learned about this at school today.  they do the test earlier if you have risk factors or if you have previous history.

green bean

no, my first appoinment isent untill 8 weeks and they dident mention anything like that.

Beccaboo0713

I had one at 6 weeks. The orange drink makes me gag so bad.

 

beachbride5

that does seem early, though i didn't have any risk factors or anything before so i only took the 26-28wk one. my friend told me the red one was better than the orange so that's the one i picked. it tasted like hawaiian punch. i thought it was delicious. lol.

Kimnid

azpharmgirl:

we learned about this at school today.  they do the test earlier if you have risk factors or if you have previous history.

Right, except I don't have any risk factors or previous history. I didn't have to take it until after 8 weeks with my first. The test was part of the prenatal panel, with the rest of the blood tests. I didn't even know I was going to have to do it, until I got to the lab and they pulled out the drink. I'm assuming it's just part of the routine panel that they do at this dr.'s office, but I'm going to ask at my next appointment anyway.

Thanks everyone!

Kimnid

beachbride5:

that does seem early, though i didn't have any risk factors or anything before so i only took the 26-28wk one. my friend told me the red one was better than the orange so that's the one i picked. it tasted like hawaiian punch. i thought it was delicious. lol.

Oh, I wish I had a choice! They only had orange at this lab. I'll ask if they have some of the red one when I go for the regular test at 24-28 weeks! Thanks

crossedxfingers

That is strange, my doctor told me they don't do that test until later in pregnancy.  Maybe it's a new thing?  If they catch it earlier they can help control thing easier?  Who knows.

chicsub

I wonder if it's a new thing too b/c I've seen that a couple times now and never noticed it last time.  I had mine around 28w, which is standard. 

cloey615

I had the 1 hour glucose test this week too. It was horrible. I thought I was going to throw up and I felt like crap the whole day. The doctor had me do it b/c I have 3 out of 4 grandparents with type 2 diabetes so I have a higher risk of developing gestational diabetes. I'm sure I will have to do it again later on in my pregnancy which I do not look forward to.

Kimnid

cloey615:

I had the 1 hour glucose test this week too. It was horrible. I thought I was going to throw up and I felt like crap the whole day. The doctor had me do it b/c I have 3 out of 4 grandparents with type 2 diabetes so I have a higher risk of developing gestational diabetes. I'm sure I will have to do it again later on in my pregnancy which I do not look forward to.

I'm not looking forward to the standard 24-28 week one either.

Plus, the nurse kept saying that I had small veins and ended up picking me 3 times until she found a vein she said she "liked". One on my left arm, another on the right, then finally on my wrist (which was NOT fun), so I'm all bruised up on those areas today.