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Glucose tolerance test alternative!

heatherebeeheatherebee
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Being corn allergic I can not drink the beverage that is provided by the hospital for my GTT. My ob nurse did some investigating and my alternative is 8 ounces of orange juice with 4 teaspoons of sugar added to it. Prepared by me, at home, so it is absolutely corn free.
Thought this might help if anyone else needs to do the GTT and is being told they HAVE to drink the hospital provided goo :)
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Re: Glucose tolerance test alternative!

  • magdusiamagdusia member

    I WISH i could do that! i don't have a corn allergy and i looove OJ but that glucose drink is NASTY!!!!!!!!!

    i had GD with DS1 and will be doing an early testing with this pregnancy. i hate the drink. some people like it but i gagged for days.  and i had to drink it 3 times in total (1 hour testing, 3 hour testing, post pregnancy testing) .

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  • heatherebeeheatherebee

    One of the only times in my life I felt LUCKY to have a rotten allergy LOL

    It really is disgusting stuff. When pregnant with my son and daughter( 17 &14 yrs ago) I didn't have any diagnosed allergy but I kept vomiting the stuff up and they kept making me drink it again for the test. I couldn't be happier about this! OJ and a bit of sugar Yes! :)

    I don't envy how many times they made you do it Magdusia! That's awful!

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  • thepeach80thepeach80
    I don't think that test should be given anyways, it's just too short of a snapshot and it's too much sugar at one time IMO. I refused it this last itme and just checked my blood sugar at home for a week before my appt and showed it to my DR. Much easier on me and gives you a much better picture of what is going on w/ your body than a one time test.
    Jennifer, wife, CPST, birth Doula, LPN to BSN student, and 3x VBAC mama to AJ (8, Evan (7), Ilana (5),Olivia (2), and 8/24/12!
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