Glucose Tolerance test

kelly86 · Sep 24th, 2008, 16:20 PM

was wondering if any one can tell me what it involves as ive just received a letter from hospital saying my blood sample i gave last week has came and and is outside the expecte range so i have to go on money to have the test it says not tohave nothig to eat the night before and be at hospital for 9am it also says i have to have my bloods done again an go for a walk for 2 hours then get another test. was wonderig is this normal or should i be worried ?

Nikkinoonoo · Sep 24th, 2008, 16:24 PM

I had a couple of Glucose tests during my pregnancy and didn't develop GD so don't worry. They will take blood, give you a glucose drink (I had to provide my own Lucozade) then read a book for two hours, so don't forget to take one, then they take blood again. The results took about a week or so if I remember rightly.

babezone · Sep 24th, 2008, 16:25 PM

wen i had mine i had to go to hospital at 9 have a blood test then have to drink this drink which is like really really sweet lol then i sat in waitin room for 2 hrs and the had to go and have another blood test then i was free to go

but ur not ment allowed to eat from 9pm the previous night hun...

good luck my results wernt good the cut off point is 7.8 and mine was 10.8 so i have gestational diabetes fun fun... 2 days so far its bit confusin but easy to get hang of

good luck hun x x x

joeo · Sep 25th, 2008, 07:26 AM

I had my test a couple of weeks ago and same as babezone they came back border line so I am now being monitored by the diabetes peeps. The test is how the others have said fasting the night before bloods taken then a 2 hour wait with nothing to eat and only water for a drink then more blood taken and results for min came in a couple of days.

The diet they have put me on is just a strict no sugar or low sugar and low carb diet and I have to prick my finger to do a blood test 4 times a day. On a good note though I did get to see baby again as they scan to see if baby is getting too big.

Try not to worry too much about it and good luck with the test

cuddles314 · Sep 25th, 2008, 07:45 AM

I had my second GTT yesterday, as although my 1st test results were fine, bubs is measuring very big, so the docs wanted to do another test. It's not the most pleasant experience, but I reccommend you take a book or something to do for the 2 hours you have to wait, and also maybe a cushion, as I found it really uncomfortable sitting in the waiting room for so long, and at my hospital, they like you to stay in the maternity unit during the test, and not walk around too much. Good luck hun, let us know how you get on.
xxx

thelilbump · Sep 25th, 2008, 08:02 AM

we were told we had to sit down and keep quiet for 2 hours they'd only let us go outside if we were feeling realy lousy! But yea, anyway, had to fast from the night before, only drinking water, went had my bloods taken then they give u this drink which is like a sour orange/pinapple type thing, followed by one glass of tap water to take the taste away, sit around for two hours and wait to be called to have your bloods taken a second time then your free to go and advised to get soemthign to eat and drink. In honesty, it's not the most pleasant of experiences but it could also be much worse. Hope it goes well for you.

kelly86 · Sep 26th, 2008, 17:15 PM

i dont think im scared its just normal diabeties run in my family and my mam had gd through her pregnancy with my baby twin sisters last yr and it wasnt nice to watch her prick her finger all the time and im a food junkie lol like my fatty foods

moo2 · Sep 26th, 2008, 18:26 PM

Hi Kelly sorry to crash your thread

but have you had any symptoms relating to unstable blood sugar? I only ask as I've been feeling rough the last few days so yesterday I went to the docs. My BP & heart rate were really high and there were ketones in my water and my blood sugar was only 1.3 so I was hypoglycaemic. I've been signed off work for a week & had to go back today for a fasting blood sugar test but not a GTT. Does any of this sound familiar to you? xxx

brownhairedmom · Sep 26th, 2008, 20:13 PM

Wow they do the test so different here.

I had it done on Wednesday. I didn't have to fast before. I got my finger pricked, drank the drink and went back an hour later and got blood drawn. I couldn't eat, smoke, drink or chew gum between the prick and the bloods, but that was it.

Sep 24th, 2008, 16:20 PM	#1
kelly86 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: north east uk Posts: 838	Glucose Tolerance test was wondering if any one can tell me what it involves as ive just received a letter from hospital saying my blood sample i gave last week has came and and is outside the expecte range so i have to go on money to have the test it says not tohave nothig to eat the night before and be at hospital for 9am it also says i have to have my bloods done again an go for a walk for 2 hours then get another test. was wonderig is this normal or should i be worried ?

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Sep 24th, 2008, 16:24 PM	#2
Nikkinoonoo Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Middlesex Posts: 8,874	I had a couple of Glucose tests during my pregnancy and didn't develop GD so don't worry. They will take blood, give you a glucose drink (I had to provide my own Lucozade) then read a book for two hours, so don't forget to take one, then they take blood again. The results took about a week or so if I remember rightly.

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Sep 24th, 2008, 16:25 PM	#3
babezone Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: portsmouth. uk Posts: 4,021	wen i had mine i had to go to hospital at 9 have a blood test then have to drink this drink which is like really really sweet lol then i sat in waitin room for 2 hrs and the had to go and have another blood test then i was free to go but ur not ment allowed to eat from 9pm the previous night hun... good luck my results wernt good the cut off point is 7.8 and mine was 10.8 so i have gestational diabetes fun fun... 2 days so far its bit confusin but easy to get hang of good luck hun x x x

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Sep 25th, 2008, 07:26 AM	#4
joeo Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire Posts: 592	I had my test a couple of weeks ago and same as babezone they came back border line so I am now being monitored by the diabetes peeps. The test is how the others have said fasting the night before bloods taken then a 2 hour wait with nothing to eat and only water for a drink then more blood taken and results for min came in a couple of days. The diet they have put me on is just a strict no sugar or low sugar and low carb diet and I have to prick my finger to do a blood test 4 times a day. On a good note though I did get to see baby again as they scan to see if baby is getting too big. Try not to worry too much about it and good luck with the test

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Sep 25th, 2008, 07:45 AM	#5
cuddles314 Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: London Posts: 2,595	I had my second GTT yesterday, as although my 1st test results were fine, bubs is measuring very big, so the docs wanted to do another test. It's not the most pleasant experience, but I reccommend you take a book or something to do for the 2 hours you have to wait, and also maybe a cushion, as I found it really uncomfortable sitting in the waiting room for so long, and at my hospital, they like you to stay in the maternity unit during the test, and not walk around too much. Good luck hun, let us know how you get on. xxx

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Sep 25th, 2008, 08:02 AM	#6
thelilbump Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: lancashire Posts: 9,670	we were told we had to sit down and keep quiet for 2 hours they'd only let us go outside if we were feeling realy lousy! But yea, anyway, had to fast from the night before, only drinking water, went had my bloods taken then they give u this drink which is like a sour orange/pinapple type thing, followed by one glass of tap water to take the taste away, sit around for two hours and wait to be called to have your bloods taken a second time then your free to go and advised to get soemthign to eat and drink. In honesty, it's not the most pleasant of experiences but it could also be much worse. Hope it goes well for you.

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Sep 26th, 2008, 17:15 PM	#7
kelly86 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: north east uk Posts: 838	i dont think im scared its just normal diabeties run in my family and my mam had gd through her pregnancy with my baby twin sisters last yr and it wasnt nice to watch her prick her finger all the time and im a food junkie lol like my fatty foods

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Sep 26th, 2008, 18:26 PM	#8
moo2 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 645	Hi Kelly sorry to crash your thread but have you had any symptoms relating to unstable blood sugar? I only ask as I've been feeling rough the last few days so yesterday I went to the docs. My BP & heart rate were really high and there were ketones in my water and my blood sugar was only 1.3 so I was hypoglycaemic. I've been signed off work for a week & had to go back today for a fasting blood sugar test but not a GTT. Does any of this sound familiar to you? xxx

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Sep 26th, 2008, 20:13 PM	#9
brownhairedmom Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 6,444	Wow they do the test so different here. I had it done on Wednesday. I didn't have to fast before. I got my finger pricked, drank the drink and went back an hour later and got blood drawn. I couldn't eat, smoke, drink or chew gum between the prick and the bloods, but that was it.

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