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Gulose Test

Sockers18Sockers18 member
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So the doctor told me I failed my 1 hour test. I was 174 and it needed to be under 140. I am taking the 3 hour test on Friday. I was wondering if what I eat for breakfast hurt me that afternoon. I had breakfast at 8:30 am which was 1 bean and cheese taco, 1 chrizo,egg, and cheese taco, and a biscuit with jam along with vitamin a milk. Then I didn't have anything else to eat the rest of the day. I drank the juice at 2:59, had the blood drawn. Which I'm not sure what time the blood was tested, does that make a difference?  Plus I had mostly cut out sugar the week before, could that have also hurt me? Thanks Just wondering
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  • paigenicole23paigenicole23 member
    I would ask your OB. Every office does it slightly differently. If they tell you to fast, fast. If they say eat normal, do that. You are testing to see how your body processes sugar, so I don't see how cutting out sugar a week before would do anything to effect results. Obviously you don't want to have a starbucks frap and doughnuts before your appointment, because the amount of sugar in your system wll be elevated. Most women that needed to fast chose to eat toast and an egg and milk/water. Look up a GD diet and have one of their meals if you are worried. There have been numerous women on TB that failed the one hour and passed the three hour, good luck.
     


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    Considering there was almost an 8 hour gap between your breakfast and the test, I don't think your breakfast had much to do with failing the test. In theory your body should be able to process the sugar from the beverage on a normal diet.

    Like PP said common sense is not to sugarload a few hours before the test. I know I had breakfast a few hours before of mostly protein to help stabilize the sugars from the glucola. I would be sure to still have a bit of sugar and carbs the week before your three hour test if that is what your diet usually consists of. This way your body is still in it's best insulin producing state.

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  • InkedMegsInkedMegs member
    If it is not a fasting test, eat and drink normally.  The goal is not to "pass" or "fool" the test -- it is to have accurate results.

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  • katie6/26/04katie6/26/04 member
    The jam or carbs could have done it.  I messed up and ate something sugary before and my test came out at 137 and they wanted it under 135.  They were going to make me do the 3hr and I basically begged them to let me re-do the 1 hr appropriately and my test came out to a 101. 
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  • Eleventy11Eleventy11 member
    imageInkedMegs:
    If it is not a fasting test, eat and drink normally.nbsp; The goal is not to "pass" or "fool" the test it is to have accurate results.


    This. I don't understand why everyone is so desperate to do whatever to pass. GD can be very dangerous if untreated. The test should reflect your daily eating habits, or you won't get an accurate result. Does the GD diet suck? Yes. But I would think having a healthy baby is more important than a diet for a couple of months.
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  • RussianMommyRussianMommy member
    yes, it does make a difference. why didnt you go in the morning so you went on an empty stomach? you're supposed to FAST for at least 8 hrs previous to the test.
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  • InkedMegsInkedMegs member
    imageRussianMommy:
    yes, it does make a difference. why didnt you go in the morning so you went on an empty stomach? you're supposed to FAST for at least 8 hrs previous to the test.


    Mine was also nonfasting.

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    imageRussianMommy:
    yes, it does make a difference. why didnt you go in the morning so you went on an empty stomach? you're supposed to FAST for at least 8 hrs previous to the test.

    My 1 hour wasn't fasting. 

    OP, I also failed the 1 hour (with a 159, needed a 140) and I had a a breakfast full of carbs that morning, which your body does metabolize all day.  My 3 hour test was fasting, and passed all four blood draws. Good luck!

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  • MT-HeadMT-Head member
    My OB had an instruction sheet with the glucose drink and it said to eat a light, carby meal 4 hours before the draw.  Suggested meals were cheerios and milk, toast and jam, or low fat yogurt.  I had what I generally consider a light breakfast - 2 eggwhites on a 100 calorie english muffin with a slice of cheese. The 1-hour test was definitely NOT a fasting test
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  • klibby707klibby707 member
    I got a 137 on the one hour and failed. Then, I failed the three hour. I have gd now, but I'm dealing. Didn't do any dieting, except the required fasting.
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    imageRussianMommy:
    yes, it does make a difference. why didnt you go in the morning so you went on an empty stomach? you're supposed to FAST for at least 8 hrs previous to the test.

    as a previous poster said, every office/OB gives different directions. I was told to have a light breakfast before I went if I did it in the morning, but I could do it in the afternoon if I wanted. Nothing was mentioned about fasting.


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    imageRussianMommy:
    yes, it does make a difference. why didnt you go in the morning so you went on an empty stomach? you're supposed to FAST for at least 8 hrs previous to the test.


    Most 1 hr tests are not fasting required tests, just the 3 hour.
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