Yucky Test Day
This morning, I am having a protein-packed breakfast. I have to be careful of any carbs or sugars that I ingest today. After breakfast, I'll fast through lunch. All of this because today is my glucose tolerance test. The test is to see how my body processes sugar and if I have what's called gestational diabetes. If I fail this test, I have to go for a 3 hour test to confirm the results. Only about 5-7% of women actually get this problem with pregnancy. But, they take it very seriously and test everyone just to be sure.
Before my appointment, I have to chug down this nasty, sugary drink. It supposedly tastes like flat orange pop. Then, I head to the doctor's office and have blood drawn to check my blood sugar level. I should find out the results in a few days. Cross your fingers that I pass (15-20% of women do not and have to take the second test)! Josh and I also get to meet the third doctor in the practice today. I'll get the normal check-up and we should be able to hear our little guy's heartbeat. The one thing I'm not looking forward to (besides the needle) is stepping on the weight scale.
posted by Laura @ Monday, September 12, 2005
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5 Comments:
Glad you are feeling better!! Good luck with the flat orange pop!!!
I'm sure your test will come out fine. When I took it they gave me what tasted like fruit punch gatoraide just sweeter, not bad . Good Luck !
How was it?
I dreaded this test, and the super-sweet drink turned out to not be all that bad. I hope yours went well!
I had to drive myself to my gtt appointment...not a great idea. The rush is amazing. The crash is not so cool. My advice...take a granola bar or something else to snack on after the test to keep your sugar levels up, so you don't crash. I'm sure you will pass.
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