Let's talk GD drinks

kimmyberly26 · March 2014

I've never understood what all the fuss was about because I think mine is delicious. My office gives me a fruit punch flavored one prior to my appt so I can drink it before I get there. For those of you that have had it before, what was yours like?

tbmadeamistake · March 2014

Having just had mine, it's very cold, flat orange soda. Not bad at all. I drink it once I get there and they start a timer. After my normal appt. I go and sit in the lab until the timer goes off, get a quick blood draw, and go home. They call me in a day or two with my results. Easy peasy. It's not my fave, but it's certainly not terrible. That said, I have a wicked sweet tooth!

Cherylwang · March 2014

I didn't think it was bad. It was like orange pop. I did feel a little sick after the hour was up. My baby was bouncing around after I drank it

nunzchucks · March 2014

@megk82 @brighteyes112 FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT!

curlylocks3 · March 2014

I didn't dislike the drink itself (mine tasted like Hawaiian Punch), just how jittery it made me.

feistybear · March 2014

I didn't think it was that bad. It was very cold and tasted like orange soda syrup. I had to drink mine there, the office wants you to down it in under 5 minutes, I think that's the worse part.

curlylocks3 · March 2014

BrightEyes112 said:

@curlylocks3 said:
I didn't dislike the drink itself (mine tasted like Hawaiian Punch), just how jittery it made me.
You just dont have enough shitty food in your diet to make your body used to it. Duh, get yo junk food shit together.

Bah! That's what I get for not having a sweet tooth I guess. Salty stuff FTW!

Kinipela7 · March 2014

Mine was Fruit Punch and I liked it. I was expecting something horribly sweet and that was not the case at all. A slurpee from Auntie Anne's is MUCH sweeter than this glucose drink. I have a feeling that the people that think it's horrible never ever eat anything sweet

roadspeckle · March 2014

Mine was lemon lime. I gulped it down, but my OB office stopped doing the 1 hour because apparently they believe the 2 hour is more accurate... I was just hungry for 2 hours as I couldn't eat anything since the night before and I went through sugar high and then a bit of a crash. It wasn't AS horrible as I thought.
Oh and I did pass. :-)

wtfisup · March 2014

My office gave me the bottle at my last appointment and said to take it 1 hour before my next appt. It's been in my fridge for 3 weeks now -- a little orange bottle of intrigue. I have an afternoon appointment, so I'll be drinking it at work, right after leading a training workshop before H picks me up.

mjdavies · March 2014

It tasted like a melted orange Popsicle. I thought it was going to be like pedialyte for some reason so I was pleasantly surprised. It gave me the run about 1.5 hours later though...

curlylocks3 · March 2014

MegK82 said:
I am a sugar junky and it still makes me all jittery and nauseous. Of course, I've always had to fast before taking it, so it could be the fact that I don't have food there to absorb some of that sugar.

I suppose I should be thankful I ate enchiladas right before doing mine, huh?

sparklenshine_89 · March 2014

Mine tasted like flat orange soda... I have to admit that it was tolerable because of how cold it was. But I still didn't like it. I was jittery and it gave me a headache drinking it so fast.

kimmyberly26 · March 2014

DD was a wild child in other after I drank it. She finally calmed down an hour later. She was having a little party in there.

ElTrain5 · March 2014

Anyone else get the 3 hour test first? My midwives just sent me straight to that one.....?

curlylocks3 · March 2014

ElTrain5 said:
Anyone else get the 3 hour test first? My midwives just sent me straight to that one.....?

I didn't but have a friend that went straight to a 2 hour. Her doctor told her they just do that for everyone.

SecondTimeinMSU · March 2014

I haven't had mine this time yet but last time it was the red one and cold and I thought it was good. Just how I like to make my kool-aid

The lady there actually suggested I slow down since she didn't want me to get sick. My cousin had the orange one a couple weeks before me and made it sound like torture but it was no big deal and I don't even have that much of a sweet tooth.

coffee89 · March 2014

I've got the orange one just waiting for me in the kitchen. I get to drink it at home. I just need to show up 10-15 minutes before the hour is up to make sure they get the blood draw at the right time and then I'l go about my 28 week appointment.

My husband keeps asking me if he can taste it, he's a strange man. He keeps saying anything with that much sugar must taste delicious.

shellbell813 · March 2014

I had the orange one. I wouldn't say it was delicious but it wasn't nasty at all. Just chugged it as quickly as I could.

Mztwilson · March 2014

I honestly didn't mind it. I've drank koolaid with more sugar in it. But holy hell does it bring on the heartburn! 5 mins later my throat was on fire! That's the only thing I don't like about it

kimmyberly26 · March 2014

@cdk211 I can't believe they have you fast for 12 hours. That's torture

Mztwilson · March 2014

After I passed the gd screen I seriously couldn't eat enough sweet stuff. I totally did a sugar overload! Cookies, little Debbie's cakes, vanilla wafer cookies, if it had sugar I ate it. Which was weird considering I had just drank pure sugar 2 hrs earlier

MrsCase1 · March 2014

I had fruit punch the first time and orange the second. It wasn't that bad to get it down but the after effects left me incredibly ill for two days.

I don't think the taste is too terrible. They tried to ask me if I wanted to try grape this time and I just laughed and said I would not be drinking ANY, lol.

zolastele · March 2014

Orange. I didn't enjoy it but it was fine. Hardest part is doing it in under 5 min. But still, not that bad.

lola4411 · March 2014

mine was lemon lime and it was warm! the taste wasnt horrible, just the fact that i had to drink it warm was really disgusting.

kcartwright12 · March 2014

Getting mine done right now. I got the fruit punch and it wasn't bad. Tasted like flat fruit punch. Have to until 5:14pm to get my blood drawn and then I can get up. They won't let me get up and walk around. I have to remain sitting in a very uncomfortable chair for an hour.

Mom&nurse · March 2014

I thought I 1 hour drink was better then the 3. It's like super sugary orange high C punch tasting. The taste isn't what sucked. I was so scared from the hype. It's the feeling after. I felt like shit all day yesterday and did the 3 hr today since my SO was off too. I brought stuff to do and didn't open my bag once. I felt so sick. Headache and nauseated.

They let me go right after my last lab draw because I promised to eat and my SO was driving but I was pretty sick from it. Shaking as I was trying to eat.

My LO was high as a kite. Dr said they either sleep or go crazy. Mine went full on nuts.

I'm just exhausted too. Like I was on a sugar high then crashed hard. Also helps my constipation issue. Guess that's the plus.

Adebreto · March 2014

Mine tasted like HiC pop

Delaneysmama13 · March 2014

I think they have improved them over the years because they weren't ways this palatable.

MissBHaven1024 · March 2014

With DD#1, I loved it! Tasted like flat 7-up. With DD#2, I almost threw up. It was this nasty orange flavor. I have my GD test next Friday, and I am praying they have a fruit punch or Sprite-like flavor!

Rosebud2587 · March 2014

It reminded me of a flat orange soda/Hi-C type drink but with extra sugar. It wasn't bad at first but the more I drank the more I was aware of how sweet it was and by the end I had to force down the last few sips.

Side note: I really think that drink messed up my digestive system. I've been all sorts of yuck since taking the glucose test yesterday. My gut hates me right now.

rachel8078 · March 2014

I didn't think it was bad, but I've been craving sweets as soon as I wake up

drank the whole thing in about 45 seconds. Also, test was normal, but have developed anemia

caitb413 · March 2014

I had the fruit punch drink today for the 1-hour test and it was actually pretty tasty! My doctor told me to not eat anything two hours before the test, so I had some scrambled eggs at 8 (test was at 11). I felt mostly fine afterward and also had chipotle for lunch... and a cupcake. Not sure when I'll get the results back.

brooklyngirl46 · March 2014

To me, it tasted like melted orange ices. Not so bad, not the worst I've ever had.

lest12 · March 2014

BrightEyes112 said:

My office gave me the bottle at my last appointment and said to take it 1 hour before my next appt. It's been in my fridge for 3 weeks now -- a little orange bottle of intrigue. I have an afternoon appointment, so I'll be drinking it at work, right after leading a training workshop before H picks me up.
Thats so weird. They told me I HAD to spend the hour in the office. I couldnt even leave to pee or walk around.

Same here. My fruit punch wasn't bad going down... But the fasting before + sugar overload = pukey Lest12. Plus, the taste kept coming back and I had terrible heartburn. But overall, the experience was not as bad as I expected.

diagonalley · March 2014

I just had mine today (picked fruit punch, it was fine). My first reaction was this is it? I thought there'd be more! I get some people aren't used to sugary drinks, but really it wasn't even that much. I'm surprised people have a hard time getting it down. I finished it before the lady turned back around towards me, lol.

MrsAMB07 · March 2014

This time I had the orange. It was a 10 oz. bottle, warm and so syrupy. I'm not into sweet drinks, no juice or anything. So for me, it was awful, but if you drink soda and juice it might not be so bad. I've had the fruit punch and orange, but cold, in previous pregnancies and it wasn't so bad. Warm was disgusting.

Where I go gives it to you and has you finish within 5 minutes, so the chugging factor also made me nauseous.

LaurelJoy91 · March 2014

I had mine a few days ago, it just tasted like extra sweet orange Kool-Aid. I really didn't mind it at all. Apparently some people really have issues with it though, because one of the ladies at the lab kept walking past and asking if I felt alright. They also allowed a full 5 minutes to drink it, took me about 5 seconds.

misscarter87 · March 2014

Orang drink..flat &cold ewhhhh

Msrachael · March 2014

Mine was Lemon flavoured and cold. The nurse sat across from me.. Opened it and poured it in a small cup. I'd chug.. She refilled my cup... And repeated until the whole bottle was gone. I felt like a baby being watched :S