When is GD test?

StrawberryAlarmClock · December 2009

When do they have you take the test for Gestational Diabetes? That would be the same as the glucose test, right?

Also, dumb question, can you *cause* your body to have GD based on your diet or is it strictly genetic/chance??

suzalini · December 2009

Usually around 28 weeks.

carrotcake06 · December 2009

suzalini:
Usually around 28 weeks.

I agree. I don't know the answer to your 2nd question, though.

pjoann78 · December 2009

Mine is set for next week... at my 24 week apt. This is my second pregnancy but I didn't have GD with my first.

I don't know if you can "cause" GD with your diet, but I know you can resolve it with diet & exercise (and not have to rely on insulin). You can also screw up your test results if you have a lot of sugary foods the day of your test.

lovinfall · December 2009

I have a family history of diabetes and was self monitoring using my dad's testing supplies and was a bit high so I was tested at 20 weeks. I passed but will be test again around 28 weeks.

Diet can certainly contribute to GD but generally speaking it's hit or miss and depends on your bodies ability to produce insulin and break down glucose. Eating lots of sugar and carbs doesn't somehow tell your pancreas to produce less insulin.