3 hour glucose tolerance test for gestational diabetes?
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Mar 11, 2011
I flunked my first glucose test and have to take the 3 hour one. I was hypoglycemic before pregnancy, and I know that has to affect the results, because I can’t eat anything for 12 hours before the test, then drinking the sugary drink will cause my blood sugar to skyrocket. Does that mean I have gestational diabetes? I know hypoglycemia is low blood sugar and diabetes is high. How do they tell the difference in the test? I’ve tried researching it and can’t find anything online.
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Pedsgurl
Mar 11, 2011
They will draw your blood every hour to see how the levels go. Hypoglycemia is actually considered to be " prediabetic" . It’s all a sign that your body is having a hard time knowing how and when to use the sugar you are giving it. A person who does not have gestational diabetes numbers will remain with in normal limits even after the drink. Someone who has diabetes numbers will not be with in normal limits. Plus, they will also draw your blood initially to see what it is fasting.
Good luck!
Lynette S
Mar 11, 2011
i have just been diagnosed wiv gestational diabetes and i have both low and high blood sugar i dont think that having low blood sugar before the drink wil affect the test just tel them wen u have the test done. good luck tryin not to eat chocolate in pregnancy its like a form of torture