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3rd Trimester
WWYD? 1 hr GTT
Hey there. I'm moving over a couple of days early!
So, my 1hr GTT is next week. Problem is, I've been super sick with bronchitis for about a week. Went to the doctor yesterday morning, and then ended up in the ER last night due to difficulty breathing. I'm on all kinds of meds now but at least I can breathe! Stress/infection can influence blood sugar levels and I'm a little concerned that my results might be inaccurate. I'm also supposed to have a fetal echo about an hour before the GTT, and that will probably make me anxious/stressed too. I'm trying to decide if I should do it as scheduled, and ask to repeat the 1hr if I fail it instead of jumping right to the 3hr, or just preemptively reschedule it for the following week. I really, really would like to avoid the 3hr!!
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Re: WWYD? 1 hr GTT
Take the test. Advise the nurse if you're on any medications at the time. If they think the test is skewed due to medicine than they can reschedule it. If you have gestational diabetes there isn't much you can do to prepare for the test and have the results you want.
I didn't want to take the 3hr test either but I failed the 1 hour test and ended up failing the 3hr as well. I thought not taking my sinus medicine, since I'm sick, would help with the results of the 3hr test. Nope. Still failed it. I had GD with my last pregnancy and this one. It's not the end of the world but I'd rather know I'm getting it taken care of vs putting it off and causing further problems.