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Anyone have the 3 hour glucose test?

beachgirl03beachgirl03 member
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I got that dreaded call that I didn't pass the 1 hour glucose test. My Dr. wants me to take the 3 hour test and I'm really nervous about taking it. I heard awful things about the 3 hour test (getting sick, light headed, passing out ect) and wanted to know what to expect and what your experiences were with it.
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  • travelnut11travelnut11 member
    It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.  Schedule it for early morning so your fast is overnight.  I was expecting to feel really ill because I get nauseous in the mornings when I don't eat shortly after I wake up but I actually felt fine.  I wonder if my normal nausea is due to low blood sugar so when they pumped me with glucose I actually felt better!  I was definitely hungry at the end and kind of bored from sitting in the waiting room for three hours but it wasn't terrible.  Having two blood draws in each arm was a challenge but I have bad veins anyway.  Oh, and I passed the 3 hour no problem...I never saw the numeric results just that I passed all four stages of the test which is really common so you have like an 85% chance of passing it too I think.
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  • PrimRoseMamaPrimRoseMama member
    beachgirl03 said:

    I got that dreaded call that I didn't pass the 1 hour glucose test. My Dr. wants me to take the 3 hour test and I'm really nervous about taking it. I heard awful things about the 3 hour test (getting sick, light headed, passing out ect) and wanted to know what to expect and what your experiences were with it.

    I have done it twice. Truthfully, the one hour was worse for me both times. My only complaint with the 3-hour was that instead of orange flavor, I got this Hawaiian Punch /Fruit Punch flavored for the "goo". That was hard for me not to Ralph because HP flavor makes me gag. I still can't drink it.

    I was hungry as all get-out though. So that's the worst I think. I wanted to eat many bovine animals lol. ;)


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  • brita7869brita7869 member
    I didn't pass the one hour (I had to have it at 15 weeks), so I took the 3 hour and passed. My ob/gyn wanted me to take the 3 hour AGAIN at 28 weeks and skip the 1 hour (she said I would most likely fail the 1 hour again so we should just bypass it). I passed the 3 hour again. It wasn't bad honestly, just boring sitting there. I did make good friends w/the workers there. Make sure to bring laptop/charged cell phone/or something to do to pass the time.
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  • estefyp4estefyp4 member
    I would also recommend to do it as early as possible! take water and possibly a salty snack you can have once you are done (trust me after all that sugar your not going to want anything sweet for at least 24 hours) also it wasn't that bad I mean you get a little nauseous but the more water you drink the better.. I found watching a movie on Netflix helped me fly through the 3+hours but if you like reading you can do that too.. this is all from a perspective of someone who's had a pretty easy non-morning sickness pregnancy so If you've had that kind of pregnancy this experience may go in a different direction for you..Good luck

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  • amberlynicholeamberlynichole member
    I've been lurking and haven't posted, but I had to do the 3 hour with this pregnany. I had a terrible experience. Nausea, spinning room, cold sweats. They actually had to find me a place to lie down. I did mine first thing in the morning and was glad I did. After the first hour, I felt much better. It's that initial shock of glucose to your system I think. I passed with flying colors, but I thought for sure that I'd failed it. The one hour for both of my pregnancies wasn't bad at all. Don't want to scare you but that was my experience. Hope you have a much better experience. Oh and the fruit punch flavor is so much worse than the orange flavor. Like a PP said, I got the fruit punch for the 3 hour because they didn't have any other flavor :neutral_face:
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  • amberlynicholeamberlynichole member
    estefyp4 said:

    I would also recommend to do it as early as possible! take water and possibly a salty snack you can have once you are done (trust me after all that sugar your not going to want anything sweet for at least 24 hours) also it wasn't that bad I mean you get a little nauseous but the more water you drink the better.. I found watching a movie on Netflix helped me fly through the 3+hours but if you like reading you can do that too.. this is all from a perspective of someone who's had a pretty easy non-morning sickness pregnancy so If you've had that kind of pregnancy this experience may go in a different direction for you..Good luck

    I wasn't able to eat or drink anything for 8 hours, water included. It was terrible! Had I have been able to drink sips of water it probably would have been much better!
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  • orangecurlsorangecurls member
    I was unable to drink water during the test, so I wish I would have drank a full glass before the test. Bring some healthy snacks (protein, whole grain) for right after the test. And plan on eating lunch and taking a nice rest/nap when you get home.
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