glucose test today - UPDATED

PennyLane26 · May 2014

Bleh. So, I thought the glucose test was bad at 28 weeks… that is NOTHING compared to 12 weeks. :-&

I had GD with DD so had to do an early 1 hour this time around. I drank that orange syrup on an empty stomach and just about lost it. I have bad nausea still, you'd think with all the technology today they'd figure out how to do this without inflicting cruel and unusual punishment on already sick and tired pregnant women!

I'm assuming the worst (that I have GD AGAIN) and hoping for the best! Anyone else doing an early glucose test?

UPDATE: Woo ho!! I passed with flying colors!! My last two 1 hours were WELL over the legal limit

but this one came back at 100!! Yayy! I will still have to do another one later in second tri, but I am really excited to be able to be GD free for now! Thanks for the kind words gals. Keep us updated with your own GTT results.

missnacholover · May 2014

Does not sound pleasant.

I don't have to do the test (Type 1 diabetic so I already know my pancreas is an asshole). But it does not sound fun.

PennyLane26 · May 2014

missnacholover said:

Does not sound pleasant.

I don't have to do the test (Type 1 diabetic so I already know my pancreas is an asshole). But it does not sound fun.

Maybe the one teeny tiny upside to have T1?? Nah, I take it back. Diabeetus sucks a big one.

Bklynnj0118 · May 2014

I am going on Saturday for mine. I have do the one hour and my last pregnancy did the same and always failed it both at 12 weeks and the usual twenty something weeks. I was hoping I could just go straight to the three hour just so I don't have torture myself again since I am pretty sure I will fail the one hour like previously.

missnacholover · May 2014

PennyLane26 said:

missnacholover said:

Does not sound pleasant.

I don't have to do the test (Type 1 diabetic so I already know my pancreas is an asshole). But it does not sound fun.

Maybe the one teeny tiny upside to have T1?? Nah, I take it back. Diabeetus sucks a big one.

Haha, I'd rather have a functioning pancreas!

wildflower75 · May 2014

I failed my 1 hour test this past Monday and will go back next week for the 3 hour test.
I REALLY hope I pass this time... with my last pregnancy I failed by 1 point and was diagnosed with GD... NOT FUN!!!

>:P

Kristy774 · May 2014

I have a feeling I'm going to fail mine when I have to take it. My blood pressure has been on the higher side the past could appointments. I'm not looking forward to it.

Kristy774 · May 2014

Yaaaaaay!!!! My avatar is back! No more stranger danger.

Deardra77 · May 2014

I had GD with DS. Diabetes went away after pregnancy but my fasting numbers were a few point above what is considered normal (below 100). Because of that I had to work with the perinatologist and have my numbers consistently controlled to the same level as during pregnancy (below 90 fasting & below 130 @ 1 hour) and get sign off from her before I was allowed to proceed with IVF. So this time around I won't ever have to take the GD test as my numbers were above the 90 before attempting to get pregnant. So been treating since before IVF. Lots of fun!!!! Good thing with the IVF though means there is no fear in the insulin needles so it was an easy decision to do insulin rather than the questionable in pregnancy glyburide.

Curious if your numbers were looked at before they cycled you or not. I thought it was a standard of care but heard from someone else that their glucose intolerance was ignored until 24 weeks which to me was very weird.

SummerB0607 · May 2014

I took mine at 9 weeks (strong history of it in my family, and I've been borderline my whole life) I failed with flying colors. :-(

Richardsmom_817 · May 2014

Ugh..been there, done that....it is so cruel! I went through a long period of time where I couldn't touch orange soda....in my case, they couldn't even pick it up that early...it came back fine, had to go & re-do it again anyways at the desired time, that pissed me off.

PennyLane26 · May 2014

Deardra77 said:

I had GD with DS. Diabetes went away after pregnancy but my fasting numbers were a few point above what is considered normal (below 100). Because of that I had to work with the perinatologist and have my numbers consistently controlled to the same level as during pregnancy (below 90 fasting & below 130 @ 1 hour) and get sign off from her before I was allowed to proceed with IVF. So this time around I won't ever have to take the GD test as my numbers were above the 90 before attempting to get pregnant. So been treating since before IVF. Lots of fun!!!! Good thing with the IVF though means there is no fear in the insulin needles so it was an easy decision to do insulin rather than the questionable in pregnancy glyburide.
Curious if your numbers were looked at before they cycled you or not. I thought it was a standard of care but heard from someone else that their glucose intolerance was ignored until 24 weeks which to me was very weird.

With my first cycle of IVF they were normal and so I didn't do a GTT until 28 weeks wince I didn't have risk factors (but failed miserably!!), but cycling this time (my 3rd) they already knew I was high and I've had a few blood work ups since the beginning. Boo!

mockingjay1 · May 2014

I don't have any kind of diabetes, but I wanted to say how sorry I am you had to drink that at 12 weeks! I don't know how you were able to keep it down, that would be horrible! I hope your results come back within normal range!

Nfranco973 · May 2014

I am so dreading this. The last time I threw it up and had to reschedule. Ugh!

SarahHeck · May 2014

I am so not looking forward to this.... I was borderline last time and had to do it 3 times!!! It was sooo bad.

mhameed19 · May 2014

I actually did my first one at 9 weeks and I about lost it. My level was 154 so now I have to go back for a 3 hour glucose test. I have been putting it off for a week.

FirstBabyDoyle · May 2014

PennyLane26 said:

missnacholover said:

Does not sound pleasant.

I don't have to do the test (Type 1 diabetic so I already know my pancreas is an asshole). But it does not sound fun.

Maybe the one teeny tiny upside to have T1?? Nah, I take it back. Diabeetus sucks a big one.
-------quote fail -------
Diabeetus just made me think of my college roommate, who was a nutrition major. She once gave a presentation on T2 diabetes and
her closing line "remember you can DIA-BEAT-THIS." IDK why but it kills me.
Sorry irrelevant to the OP. That sounds horrid. FX on the test results.

abbyful · May 2014

I guess I'm in the minority, I didn't mind the 1 hr glucose test. I had prepared myself that it was going to be horrible, but it wasn't bad.

My doc gave me choice of 3 flavors, I chose orange. (Doc said the lemon-lime was the worst.)

BlackBooks · May 2014

Good luck on your test results @PennyLane26!

I have been feeling irrationally paranoid about getting GD. I am overweight and I have several family members with type 2. Plus, I feel like my bump is way huge for 16 weeks. I worry that I will fall down the omg you have gd, baby is too ginormous, you must have c-section before term rabbit hole. Again, I know I'm being paranoid but sometimes pregnant people be crazy....

PennyLane26 · May 2014

@BlackBooks - If you do have GD, it will be fine! DD was only 6.7 lbs because I was really good with my diet, and insulin helps to regulate even more - don't let them scare you with the big baby scam!! (Well, not always a scam, but also not always a big baby!!)

@abbyful - I'm jealous you got a choice! They just hand me the orange - but sounds like that's the best choice anyways!

@FirstBabyDoyle - love it! I'm using that term from now on

MrsTuna08 · May 2014

SummerB0607 said:

I took mine at 9 weeks (strong history of it in my family, and I've been borderline my whole life) I failed with flying colors. :-(

This is me exactly. I did the 3 hour on Monday and it sucked so bad. I haven't gotten the results back from my doctor, but I don't really have high hopes of avoiding GD.

wildflower75 · May 2014

CONGRATS!!
THAT IS AWESOME!!!
I'm hoping for the same results next week when I go for my 3 hours test.

abbyful · May 2014

Woot!

Kristy774 · May 2014

That's awesome!!!! Congrats!

mockingjay1 · May 2014

PennyLane26 said:

Bleh. So, I thought the glucose test was bad at 28 weeks… that is NOTHING compared to 12 weeks. :-&

I had GD with DD so had to do an early 1 hour this time around. I drank that orange syrup on an empty stomach and just about lost it. I have bad nausea still, you'd think with all the technology today they'd figure out how to do this without inflicting cruel and unusual punishment on already sick and tired pregnant women!

I'm assuming the worst (that I have GD AGAIN) and hoping for the best! Anyone else doing an early glucose test?

UPDATE: Woo ho!! I passed with flying colors!! My last two 1 hours were WELL over the legal limit but this one came back at 100!! Yayy! I will still have to do another one later in second tri, but I am really excited to be able to be GD free for now! Thanks for the kind words gals. Keep us updated with your own GTT results.

Yay, that's awesome!

Dimples0101 · May 2014

Yay! Congrats on passing this one!

FirstBabyDoyle · May 2014

@PennyLane26‌ you did "dia-beat-this"!!!!! Congrats!

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