Glucose Tolerance
Hi Girls,
Im having a glocuse tolerance test tomorow along with my 28wk bloods and im so not looking 4ward to it. Not only do they always have trouble get blood from me (its like trying to draw it from a stone) but my hospital is currently undergo refurbishments in the maternity unit which means the nearest toilets are about a 5-10min walk (depending how fast u walk). I think this is ridiculous considering the place is full of pregnant women. So not only am i gona be waiting around for 2-3hrs im also gona be getting loads of exercise as i seem to be needing the toilet every 20-30 mins at the moment, ahhh! Has anyone else had a GT test, any advise on wat it is like? Kerry xxxx
Im having a glocuse tolerance test tomorow along with my 28wk bloods and im so not looking 4ward to it. Not only do they always have trouble get blood from me (its like trying to draw it from a stone) but my hospital is currently undergo refurbishments in the maternity unit which means the nearest toilets are about a 5-10min walk (depending how fast u walk). I think this is ridiculous considering the place is full of pregnant women. So not only am i gona be waiting around for 2-3hrs im also gona be getting loads of exercise as i seem to be needing the toilet every 20-30 mins at the moment, ahhh! Has anyone else had a GT test, any advise on wat it is like? Kerry xxxx
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I've not got any advice but heard it's not a very nice experience as you can't drink anything whilst having it done which can be really hard as you become dehydrated really quickly whilst preggers (
Good luck, let me know how you get on xxxx
I had mine done at my doctors surgery at 28 weeks. The nurse did it. I wasn't allowed to drink or eat anything from midnight before the test except for plain water. I had my first blood test done at 0830, which acts as a baseline measurement. Then I had to drink 394ml of lucozade original in front of her, which she measured out exactly so that all the calculations were right (I had to buy the lucozade). I then had my next blood test at 0930, which I'm assuming shows how much sugar you then have in your blood. Then my last one at 1030 which shows how your body has processed/dealt with the huge intake of sugar. These bloods were then sent off to the hospital labs to be checked. I then saw my mw the following week and she had all the results there to tell me - everything was fine. Sometimes the results can take up to 2 weeks to come through.
I only had to have the GTT because my Gran had Type II Diabetes and this made me more likely to develop gestational diabetes.
It's not a nice experience, but I think it's still important to have incase you do develop this condition and lo grows too much!
Hope everything's ok with yours. To be honest, walking to those toilets 5-10 mins away every 30 mins will probably give you something to do so you're not bored out of your mind waiting around lol.
Floopy
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