glucose test -- read & respond now if you're awake!

kat81 · February 2017

I have a time-sensitive question to ask.

"Tomorrow" morning (this morning in 5ish hours) I have my glucose test for gestational diabetes. I am a little concerned about it because I have had some sort of stomach bug / GI issues on and off since Thursday night overnight. I was up all night Thursday night, but then felt better during the day Friday. But after eating non-"BRAT" food Friday for dinner, I had more trouble Friday night. Then I was mostly ok over the weekend until Sunday night, when I had a few symptoms following having had white pizza and ice cream (ton of dairy & fat). Yesterday was ok during the day, but last night I had problems again, after eating a mix of foods during the day (mostly non-"BRAT"). So I haven't been good about sticking to the safe ones to recover, but I keep thinking I'm fine and then it comes back.

Last night I pooped out at like 9pm from the gas and being tired/sleep deprived in general, hence why I'm up weirdly at this hour.

For the glucose test I'm supposed to have something like eggs and bacon for breakfast (I do not have to fast). I just ate a hard-boiled egg (no frying/oil). Will that be ok for my GI stuff? Can I have another before the test without it messing up the glucose test? Do I need to cancel the test because of this GI stuff? Lord only knows how I'm digesting/processing all of these foods.

And I'd love to eat some BRAT foods now that we have some in the house (grocery delivery came last night), but I know that applesauce, toast, and bananas will completely screw up the GD test.

I plan on calling the practice when they open in the morning, which I think is before I need to drink the awful drink. Didn't seem like something urgent enough for the 24-hr midwife-on-call line but if you're up and bored, feel free to weigh in.

redheeler · February 2017

I have to fast for 12hrs prior to my glucose test, so I would assume if you can't stomach what you're supposed to eat then nothing would also suffice

ETA: mention the stomach issues, my guess is that unless you can't hold down the drink it won't make a difference, but worse case is you fail it and have to do it again

CherylE418 · February 2017

My doctor told me not to fast and just stick to something low carb (not no carb) and low sugar (not no sugar) so I would think a banana would be ok! I had yogurt with fruit the morning of my test and everything came back fine, so I'm assuming it didn't screw anything up! I also ate it about 3 hours before my appointment just in case too. Hope this helps, and feel better!

I'm up from acid reflux, and when the cat heard me up getting tums, he decided it was time to climb all over me and snuggle (in my lap) but the purring always makes the baby kick...so now I'll wait for him to settle down before I can fall back asleep now. Hopefully we can both get some more sleep!

kat81 · February 2017

CherylE418 said:

My doctor told me not to fast and just stick to something low carb (not no carb) and low sugar (not no sugar) so I would think a banana would be ok! I had yogurt with fruit the morning of my test and everything came back fine, so I'm assuming it didn't screw anything up! I also ate it about 3 hours before my appointment just in case too. Hope this helps, and feel better!

I'm up from acid reflux, and when the cat heard me up getting tums, he decided it was time to climb all over me and snuggle (in my lap) but the purring always makes the baby kick...so now I'll wait for him to settle down before I can fall back asleep now. Hopefully we can both get some more sleep!

Ugh, yeah, good luck with sleeping. I have also had a ton of reflux along with this GI stuff and pregnancy in general. We'll probably both have hairy babies (that old wives tale is actually scientifically supported!) My first two had a good amount of hair for sure (after a good amount of heartburn.)

redheeler · February 2017

@kat81 I had the worst heartburn ever with DS to the point prescription strength anti-acids weren't working, he was completely bald when he was born

CherylE418 · February 2017

@PartiallyDomesticated that sounds awful! A friend of mine recommended chewing mint gum, and it has been a lifesaver during the day!

Sorry to get OT!

kat81 · February 2017

PartiallyDomesticated said:

@kat81 I had the worst heartburn ever with DS to the point prescription strength anti-acids weren't working, he was completely bald when he was born

ugh that is terrible. This is the nytimes article on the study about this: https://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/20/health/20really.html
The idea is that estrogen both relaxes the esophagus sphincter and promotes fetal hair growth. There will still be individual variation in the correlation, though, so there will be babies with hair whose moms had little to no heartburn and bald babies with suffering mamas! I'm so sorry your heartburn was so bad and I hope it's not bad this time.

SKZW · February 2017

@kat81: I think you're doing the right thing by calling and asking. I do not have to fast for my test either, and it was suggested I eat something bland like oatmeal or cheerios (the non-sugary type of both). Maybe try that, or some crackers? The hb egg sounds fine to have. And if you fail the GTT, odds are you'd get a chance to repeat it before any sort of diagnosis were made.

laurapalmier · February 2017

I would probably go pretty bland just to avoid possible GI stuff. Eggs seem okay but I might skip bacon if I was worried. For my glucose test I had two scrambled eggs and nothing else. Calling as soon as they open is a good plan. If they're going to recommend you reschedule, better to know before you've spent the time there.

mcvgal · February 2017

Aside from the fasting part, I've always been told to eat normally. GD test is definitely not something you want to adjust diet just to pass since that could result in it going undiagnosed. In your case, eating normally would include the brat foods since you do have the GI issues going on. I don't think those issues would really impact the test. I hope you get a better answer when you call.

emilyalso · February 2017

It may be too late to chime in, but I was specifically told NOT to fast. I would try to eat a high protein breakfast if you're able and cross my fingers that the drink stays down. That's another thing that can suck... if you throw it up, you've got to try again another time.

NotAPlaya-JustCrushAlot · February 2017

For my 1-hr, I was always told to fast or have just 1 hard boiled egg if I was starving. I have a 3-hr test today so I'll be thinking of you!

Icarriedawatermelon · February 2017

I'm sitting here waiting the hour for my 1-hour glucose. I was told no fasting, but not to have a super sugary breakfast beforehand. I ended up eating scrambled eggs. It's worked for me in the past, so fingers crossed it works out this time as well! I'll be thinking of you!

Jens_Hoes · February 2017

My appt is early in the morning, and I would typically only have coffee (with some creamer) should I eat something as well?

laurapalmier · February 2017

@Jen_Shoes I think if that's what you'd normally have then you could stick to that. @mcvgal made the good point that sticking to your normal routine is probably best to avoid a false negative or positive.

Jens_Hoes · February 2017

@laurapalmier thank you!

kat81 · February 2017

Thanks to everyone for responding! I went ahead and took the test after having had 3 hard boiled eggs overnight/in the morning (but without the yolks; I like gooey yolks but not hard boiled ones.) Since then I've been eating BRAT. The midwife said everything should be fine in terms of the test with what I did.

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