Did you get really tired after your GTT?

Milo5181

I had my GTT/25 week appt today. The GTT part was fine; the drink was gross but I got it down without a problem. The midwife took a look at my weight and said "What happened?" (I gained 10 lbs in a month). We talked about that and she said that vegetarians (I am not, but we don't eat meat at home) gain more weight than meat eaters, and that I am measuring just fine. So we'll just keep an eye on it until the GTT results come back.

However, since I left her office, I have been bone tired. I ate a snack right after (Luna Bar) but was really feeling like I could go straight to bed. Then, on my way back from getting lunch (before I ate it) I had a big blood sugar crash that left me feeling shaky and scared. Now I am not shaky but I feel horrible, like my whole body aches with fatigue. Did this happen to you?

pawcall

I was kind of expecting this, because I know that it's happened to others, but it didn't happen to me.  I felt a little queasy when the whole thing was over, but I think it was really just because I hadn't had anything to eat other than glucola for 6 hours.  I would have been pretty queasy after eating nothing for 6 hours anyway.

kknapp25

I didn't feel affected after my 1hr. but i just had my 3hr yesterday, i felt totally exhausted & picked up a bagel on my way to work b/c the lab tech said i should eat something right after. in the middle of eating it i got extremely shaky & started getting cold sweats. i also felt a little sick. that didn't seem to last long, but i wasn't expecting it. i used to donate blood a lot & never felt any different after it, i really wasn't expecting to be so drained. not sure if everyone gets that way or not.

izzourclue

I had a sugar crash after the 3 hour.  The one hour didn't bother me as bad.  Just try not to do a hair of the dog thing and reach for more sugar today.  Get some protein in you and drink lots of water to flush the extra sugar out of your system faster.  The drink for the 1 hour has about 5 candy bars worth of sugar and the 3 hour drink is twice that so its understandable that most people feel pretty gross after that.  Unless they have a high sugar diet anyway and are used to it (like people that drink a lot of soda in a day). 

Molluskwrangler

I was tired and had a bad headache.

AlwaysMrsS

I hadn't eaten anything in close to 12 hrs by the time I got out of there, and I had anticipated walking out of there ready to eat a cow, but instead I drank a smoothie and took a nap because I didn't feel with enough energy to cook myself something.

Milo5181

AlwaysMrsS:

I hadn't eaten anything in close to 12 hrs by the time I got out of there, and I had anticipated walking out of there ready to eat a cow, but instead I drank a smoothie and took a nap because I didn't feel with enough energy to cook myself something.

Ha! The office where I had my test is right down the street from Peter Luger's, the famous NY steak house. Unfortunately it does not open for breakfast, otherwise maybe I could have gotten some delicious cow protein and avoided the crash... I thought it was frustrating that they make you walk past these delicious restaurants after fasting all night.

daenikoffre

Milo5181:

I had my GTT/25 week appt today. The GTT part was fine; the drink was gross but I got it down without a problem. The midwife took a look at my weight and said "What happened?" (I gained 10 lbs in a month). We talked about that and she said that vegetarians (I am not, but we don't eat meat at home) gain more weight than meat eaters, and that I am measuring just fine. So we'll just keep an eye on it until the GTT results come back.

However, since I left her office, I have been bone tired. I ate a snack right after (Luna Bar) but was really feeling like I could go straight to bed. Then, on my way back from getting lunch (before I ate it) I had a big blood sugar crash that left me feeling shaky and scared. Now I am not shaky but I feel horrible, like my whole body aches with fatigue. Did this happen to you?

Same, exactly. Even the weight gain & not eating meat at home, part. I didn't feel better until after lunch the next day. And I was so thirsty for the next two days afterwards, too. 

ACindyinCanada

It didn't hit me as fast as you -- but I had that.  I took the test at 9am and by 3pm I could hardly keep my eyes open. 

AmericaMowry

I'm still a few days out from my test. But, when I was a teenager, I had my blood sugar tested. Not sure how long it was, but it felt like an eternity! I think they took my blood maybe 5 times that day.

I definitely felt weak and shaky after that was over.