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GTT test
Can someone please explain to me EVERYTHING about the GTT test what happens, what the result mean etc?
Shell xx
Shell xx
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Jo
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The main thing is that the 2 hour wait is dull because you aren't allowed to walk around.
x 38 weeks
the girls have said it all. mine tasted like one of the energy gel packs runners have to keep them going on long distance runs! it wasn't bad at all. Test was nothing really and the waiting was fine (went through a few mags!)
The worst thing for me was feeling incredibly faint afterwards as i obviously hadn't had breakfast that morning so by the time i was able to eat again it was 11:30 (bearing in mind i hadn't eaten since 10pm the night before). I felt so faint and weak i could hardly talk. i walked to work straight after having the test as the hosp is only 10 mins walk away and by the time i got to my desk i was so weak i couldn't speak to the guy who sits next to me. i then proceeded to eat a ridiculous amount of food but it took HOURS before i felt back to normal again. my body really didn't like being without food for so long! I was 26 wks when i had the test so i guess bubs was having a bit of a growth spurt.
so my advice would definitely be to take food with you so that as soon as your 2nd test is done, you can feed yourself and baby.
hope all goes well chick
R xx
Buy the 'original' lucozade (has to be original) and open it the previous eveing so that it goes flat. Drinking that much fizzy drink so early in the morning would make it even more yuk!
I also had the three hour test. So bloods before having the drink - 5 mins to drink the lucozade - hang around for 3 hrs - bloods taken again at the 3 hr mark.
I got the results within 3 days. Was negative. I think they test everyone who looks like they're having a big baby in my area!
my results came back that i have developed Gestational Diabetes, they were very quick to refer me to the diabetic clinic and had me straight back in the next day for a growth scan which showed that the baby had a slightly larger than average abdo circumference (which is one of the big worries), they got me straight on insulin and metformin which i thought was bit extreme to start with but a scan and appt 4 weeks later revealed that the meds plus my careful diet had controlled things and everything was back to normal. the diabetic and foetal consultants were both so happy with the results they haven't needed to see me anymore. I had a final scan last week (at 37 weeks) with the foetal guy and he's booked me in for induction tomorrow (exactly 38 weeks), if your test does come back positive then you won't be allowed to go full term, i think the main reason for this is that i have to be medicated with insulin and glucose through labour so they like to have it planned. It will not be the labour i was wanting but if they hadn't discovered the GD then i would have probably ended up having a huge baby with possible complications. (the baby measured 6lb approx last week). Everyone has been great with me through this so there really isn't anything to worry about if it does come back as GD
hope this helps a little bit xxx
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