Glucose Test?

MUM0FTW0 · Apr 5th, 2012, 10:34 AM

With my first pregnancy,things were a whole lot different. Did anyone have to fast before taking their Glucose? Fast as in,not being aloud to eat or drink anything past midnight the night before the test and not until the test is complete

I had to fast for surgeries before but being pregnant now its making it hard lol. They also arent giving me that orange drink before the glucose test....weird...does this sound right to anyone? How did your glucose test go?

LittleAngel_x · Apr 5th, 2012, 10:44 AM

Yep i had mine last friday, except i could drink water, i did it in the morning even tho i had to force myself to get out of BED and almost chuck up

but that was my 8 week full blood test.. I think i have to drink that stuff later in my pregnancy haha.

Abby_ · Apr 5th, 2012, 11:01 AM

I had mine at 28 weeks. I wasn't allowed to eat anything after 10pm. Then they took my bloods, gave me the horrid drink and made me wait for two hours. After the time was up I had more bloods and gave them a pee sample. Then I stuffed my face with food.

blamesydney · Apr 5th, 2012, 11:34 AM

I had the drink and I didn't have to fast, but my mum had to do what you are doing. She could never keep the drink down without getting sick, so the doctor said that if she just fasted all night, he could just take her blood without making her drink the drink and determine it from that.

taybaby925 · Apr 5th, 2012, 12:24 PM

I haven't had my official glucose test yet,
but I did have a scare where my blood sugar was a little high
so I had to fast starting at midnight and go to the doctor
first thing in the morning to get blood work done to see
what my glucose level was like.

But my doctor was telling me, when I get the official
glucose test at around 28 weeks, I will have to fast starting the night before
and the next day get blood drawn, drink that nasty drink,
wait two hours and get blood drawn again.

MarissaFaith · Apr 5th, 2012, 16:41 PM

I did have to fast, and drink that nasty orange stuff! Thank god my appointment was at 9:00am or I would have starved to death! But I think they make you fast because if you eat something like a honey bun for breakfast, your sugars will obviously be high.

MarissaFaith · Apr 5th, 2012, 16:44 PM

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Originally Posted by LittleAngel_x

Yep i had mine last friday, except i could drink water, i did it in the morning even tho i had to force myself to get out of BED and almost chuck up

but that was my 8 week full blood test.. I think i have to drink that stuff later in my pregnancy haha.

Why did they do yours so early? I thought they only gave this test between 26 and 28 weeks!

fl00b · Apr 6th, 2012, 05:42 AM

nothing's been mentioned about my glucose test yet!!

i was speaking to my friend who's 14 weeks + she's booked hers, i know the one thing she was concerned about was fasting so i presume you have to

it's a bit weird how they're not giving you the orange thing before hand though

maybe they're giving you something else?

JJandPix · Apr 6th, 2012, 10:31 AM

With my Glucose test I was'nt allowed to eat or drink anything past 9pm the evening before except water. I then went for my test and they took a blood sample made drink some horrid tropical drink then I had to wait two hours and then they took my blood again and then I was free to go and eat

ClairAye · Apr 6th, 2012, 10:34 AM

I never had one where I had to drink anything, they just took bloods at my 28 appointment and tested it with everything else.. Not too sure if that's the same though

Apr 5th, 2012, 10:34 AM	#1
MUM0FTW0 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: U.S.A Posts: 1,505	Glucose Test? With my first pregnancy,things were a whole lot different. Did anyone have to fast before taking their Glucose? Fast as in,not being aloud to eat or drink anything past midnight the night before the test and not until the test is complete I had to fast for surgeries before but being pregnant now its making it hard lol. They also arent giving me that orange drink before the glucose test....weird...does this sound right to anyone? How did your glucose test go?

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Apr 5th, 2012, 10:44 AM	#2
LittleAngel_x Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Melbourne Posts: 1,038	Yep i had mine last friday, except i could drink water, i did it in the morning even tho i had to force myself to get out of BED and almost chuck up but that was my 8 week full blood test.. I think i have to drink that stuff later in my pregnancy haha.

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Apr 5th, 2012, 11:01 AM	#3
Abby_ Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 1,868	I had mine at 28 weeks. I wasn't allowed to eat anything after 10pm. Then they took my bloods, gave me the horrid drink and made me wait for two hours. After the time was up I had more bloods and gave them a pee sample. Then I stuffed my face with food.

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Apr 5th, 2012, 11:34 AM	#4
blamesydney Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 940	I had the drink and I didn't have to fast, but my mum had to do what you are doing. She could never keep the drink down without getting sick, so the doctor said that if she just fasted all night, he could just take her blood without making her drink the drink and determine it from that.

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Apr 5th, 2012, 12:24 PM	#5
taybaby925 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Maryland Posts: 431	I haven't had my official glucose test yet, but I did have a scare where my blood sugar was a little high so I had to fast starting at midnight and go to the doctor first thing in the morning to get blood work done to see what my glucose level was like. But my doctor was telling me, when I get the official glucose test at around 28 weeks, I will have to fast starting the night before and the next day get blood drawn, drink that nasty drink, wait two hours and get blood drawn again.

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Apr 5th, 2012, 16:41 PM	#6
MarissaFaith Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 974	I did have to fast, and drink that nasty orange stuff! Thank god my appointment was at 9:00am or I would have starved to death! But I think they make you fast because if you eat something like a honey bun for breakfast, your sugars will obviously be high.

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Apr 6th, 2012, 05:42 AM	#8
fl00b Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 2,228	nothing's been mentioned about my glucose test yet!! i was speaking to my friend who's 14 weeks + she's booked hers, i know the one thing she was concerned about was fasting so i presume you have to it's a bit weird how they're not giving you the orange thing before hand though maybe they're giving you something else?

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Apr 6th, 2012, 10:31 AM	#9
JJandPix Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Buckinghamshire, England Posts: 149	With my Glucose test I was'nt allowed to eat or drink anything past 9pm the evening before except water. I then went for my test and they took a blood sample made drink some horrid tropical drink then I had to wait two hours and then they took my blood again and then I was free to go and eat

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Apr 6th, 2012, 10:34 AM	#10
ClairAye Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 6,317	I never had one where I had to drink anything, they just took bloods at my 28 appointment and tested it with everything else.. Not too sure if that's the same though

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