Is it normal to feel sick and dizzy during the 1-hour gestational diabetes test?
Posted by admin on Sep 24, 2009
After I drank the gross drink, I felt very sick, as if I could pass out. Is this normal? Does this indicate I might fail the test?
Your feeling sick because
First of all you have to fast before you take the test, meaning you have nothing in your system then you drink this sugar drink. That’s why you felt dizzy and sick. I felt the same way when I took I the test with all my 3 pregnancies and soon I’m going to feel the same way when I take the test with this pregnancy.
No that doesn’t mean your going to fail the test.
How did you feel during your three hour gestational diabetes test?
Posted by admin on Sep 21, 2009
Did you turn out to have GD or not? I had mine test today and the first hour and half after I drank the liquid I felt like crap – dizzy, nauseus and miserable. Does it mean my body couldn’t deal with that glucose? I won’t have results untill Thursday and I am really freaked out about this whole thing.
Your doctor suspected there might be a problem so it’s good you went for the test. I felt lousy too when I had to go for a glucose tolerance test. Nobody can deal with this much glucose at once but how your body processes it will show in the test results. At least if there is a problem your doctor will be able to guide you through this tough spell.
Im 18. Me and my bf have no diabetes in our backgrounds so why am i taking the gestational diabetes test?
Posted by admin on Sep 18, 2009
Just wondering because i was looking the test up on the internet and it said that you dont have to have it unless your over 25, and have a medical history in your family for any kind of diabetes and we dont? He also said i have to get blood taken before i take the sugar drink and after and on the internet it says different… it says you just have to get blood taken after… So im a little confused at this point… Help!
Just get the test done, it never hurts to be 100% safe! But yeas they take your blood before and after. Don’t listen to what the internet says. Good luck!
What happens at the gestational diabetes test in pregnancy?
Posted by admin on Sep 15, 2009
What do you have to do and what do the doctors do? I just learned about this test browsing through Yahoo Answers. AND what other kind of tests will I encounter?
I would ask your doctor if you have to fast first. If you don’t eat anything and then drink the solution, it can cause your body to have to work harder to process the glucose, which could cause you to fail even though you don’t have GD. I asked my doctor about this and he agreed. I ate a bagel with butter and cream cheese about two hours before and did just fine.
Otherwise, you’ll drink the stuff – it’s like flat Orange Crush – and sit for an hour, then they’ll draw your blood. You can’t leave and have to stay the whole time, so bring a book or magazine!
Are you pregnant already or just planning? Some tests you will do early on- like checking for blood type, HIV, cystic fibrosis screening, and similar things. Other tests during pregnancy probably include an AFP to check for risk percentages for Downs Syndrome (this can be inconclusive or give false positive readings), a nuchal fold translucency test (triple screen and ultrasound to check for Downs) – you CAN refuse these although your state will probably mandate that you take the HIV test, regardless of risk factors.
Later on in pregnancy you will be tested for Strep B, which can be harmful to your child if you test positive during labor and don’t have antibiotics. It’s nothing to worry about – they’ll just give you IV antibiotics when you’re in labor to make sure the illness isn’t passed to the baby.
Is my doctor not going to do the gestational diabetes test?
Posted by admin on Sep 12, 2009
I will be 27 weeks when i have my next dr. appointment and i still haven’t had the glucose screen for gestational diabetes..i thought all doctors did it between week 24-28, but my doctor didn’t say anything about it at my last appointment. Do they tell you in advance or do they just do it at your appointment? Are you not suppose to eat or drink anything so many hours before doing it?
Looks like your doctor forgot about it (which is not very responsible of him or her.) Yes, you are supposed to fast (no food or drink before this test, which will take about an hour.)
I was so upset when my ob forgot about it, too. I switched to someone else because I no longer trusted her, (there were some other small things that bothered me as well, but for a test that important, I felt she put herself over my limit.)
What I ended up doing was calling the doctor’s office and reminding them about the screening and they added it into my appointment, but this was something the ob should have done with out me asking – it’s thier job!
Call the office, luv. Good luck and congratulations!
Gestational Diabetes test? When did you have yours and did you have to fast?
Posted by admin on Sep 9, 2009
I’m having a Gest. Diabetes test done at 24 1/2 weeks. I wanted to find out if this is a normal time to get tested and if I need to fast before. My doctor is away and can’t ask him.
There are a couple of different tests that doctors use. One is a glucose tolerance test, one is a fasting glucose tolerance test. So you will have to get instructions from the lab if your doctor didn’t leave you clear directions. If it’s fasting, that generally means 12 hours prior to the test (you can still have water). But some of the one hour tests are not fasting, so make sure you get that info from your health providers.
If I eat a couple crackers before my gestational diabetes test, will that mess it up?
Posted by admin on Sep 6, 2009
I’m taking the gestational diabetes test today for my baby and I wasn’t allowed to eat anything for 12 hours before the test and I can’t eat anything until after they’ve taken blood 3 times in 3 hours, so I won’t get to eat a thing until 1:30 this afternoon! That’s 16 hours without food and I’m starving already! Seriously, if i nibble a couple Ritz crackers, will that mess up the test results? I can’t take it anymore!
Yes, you’re not supposed to eat anything at all because food will affect your blood sugar level.
I know it stinks. I got so hungry and weak and ill feeling the morning of my test because of going without food that long. I had a snack in my purse, though, that I scarfed down as soon as the test was done!
It is just something you have to go through, unfortunately. Hang in there!
how long do you have to fast for the 3 hour gestational diabetes test ?
Posted by admin on Sep 3, 2009
how long do you have to fast for the 3 hour gestational diabetes test ? Is 6 hours long enough I had it with my last pregnancy and show all signs of it . Extreme thirst and hunger I’m always hungrey so I’m wondering when the last time I should eat something ?
THANKS
Im confused! I was never told to fast? Should I? I was just told to drink the drink and do it according to the paper they gave me which only speaks of times. I will be going on the 1st to do the test and My Dr already gave me the drink so I’ll be ready. Whats all this about fasting????
Any of you fail the first Gestational Diabetes test but pass the second?
Posted by admin on Aug 31, 2009
So I’m 29 weeks and was informed that I failed my first Gestational Diabetes test (the one where you don’t have to fast). My level was 139. Now I have to do the 3 hour test and I was just wondering if there was anyone who failed the first test but passed the second? And what were your levels, if you remember?
Thanks so much!
Yes, I failed the first test with a result in the 170s and I passed the second test.
30 weeks pregnant and having 3 hour gestational diabetes test tomorrow?
Posted by admin on Mar 6, 2009
What all should I expect? I had the one hour one and failed it, so now i have the wonderful three hour test to do. And I can’t eat or drink ANYTHING after 12 tonight.
Also I am having my regular appointment tomorrow to. At 30 weeks what should I expect.
Also last thing, if I do have the gestational diabetes test will they do another ultrasound and everything. I know they told me they will do one around 34-36 weeks ( i believe) but what about if I have gestational diabetes. And if i do have it what will have to do then
Take a book with you. The GTTs are SO boring.
30 week appointment: check weight, blood pressure, often test urine, measure fundal height.
If you do have GD, they should send you to a dietician who specializes in GD, and also send you to a GD specialist who will monitor your glucose levels and decide if you need insulin or not.
The first step is to modify your diet into a diabetic diet, and then to test your blood sugar levels with a home tester. This involves pricking your finger and testing a tiny amount of blood. If your sugars stay within the recommended range with diet changes alone, then you will just continue like this for the rest of the pregnancy.
If your sugars keep getting too high even with the diet, then you may be moved onto insulin. Your blood sugar levels still need to be monitored.
There’s a lot of info that you have to take in if you’re diabetic, it can be stressful and overwhelming. And a lot of women blame themselves. It’s not your fault, it’s just something that happens because of the hormones. Just do your best to manage it. 
They shouldn’t need to scan you just because of a positive GTT, and the scan at 34 weeks should give a good indication of whether or not the baby is ‘too big.’ They may scan you again as you get closer to your D.D.
http://www.diabetesaustralia.com.au/en/Living-with-Diabetes/Gestational-Diabetes/
