glucose test

[dsouzadmello]

Hey  ladies  am 27 weeks  and have my glucose  test  next week. My midwife  has instructed  that  that  i have  lucozade  original  an hour  before the  appointment.  She hasn't  mentioned  anything  about  fasting  it is normal.  

[Baby_Robertson]

I didn't have to fast for the one hour test but my result came back too high. My doctor says that is possible because when you don't have to fast it sometimes doesn't give accurate results. So I ended up having to do the 3 hour test which seemed like it took all day and you can't eat or drink until after all the test is done. So if I knew that fasting would make my results more accurate the first time around I would have fasted to begin with instead of having to waste 3hours in the hospital just sitting around starving. But if you do end up having to do the 3 hour test I recommend taking a book to read or something to entertain yourself in between waiting. P.s. my 3 hour test results came back all good :)

[vanissa0504]

I ate at a buffet and had ice cream before i took my test and i passed it.

[Corriem]

I just had my glucose test 2 weeks ago...I am not sure if I had to fast but I did cause I went first thing in the morning and didn't eat or drink anything before I went...you just drink a really sweet orange drink withing 5 minutes and then a hour later they draw your blood...the drink is good when drinking it but as you sit and wait it festers in your stomach and makes ya nauseous...but after thst it's all done.

[unknown_jones]

I'm on my third pregnancy. 1st one I didn't fast and was fine. 2nd I didn't fast and failed had to take 3hr test which requires fast and nothing but water during 3hrs, passed test. This time I'm going to fast though I wasn't instructed to I'd like to avoid 3hr test.

[LeighaMurphy13]

Guess it depends. Last pregnancy I had to fast for the first one. This pregnancy I don't. Not sure why. Just watch what you eat a couple days before.

[LindsayLou87]

My Dr advised me to drink the "juice" 2 hours after a meal, and to have my blood drawn exactly 1 hour after drinking it, nothing to eat or drink other than water before my blood was drawn. It was a total of 3 hours that I couldn't eat/drink other than water...no big deal.

[niki137]

Some Dr's have you fast, some don't.  My Dr's office recently changed it to not fasting. I ate an egg and a glass of water.  No carbs. I passed with a 125, 135 was failing.

[Meg092]

I haven't had mine yet but when a friend did she had to fast!  We are in Australia

[MSmith2012]

It's best to fast.  If you eat something it raises our insulin levels then when you go a drink that drink (which is a sugar solution) It raises your insulin.   So it can give a false positive.  I know many people who failed the one hour because they ate something.

[jenamags]

If you fast in the beginning it might save you from  having to do the three hour one. I didn't and failed by one point and trust me the three hour one sux! !

[townend89]

went for mine 3 days ago and I wasn't allowed to eat amd only drink water 12 hours before hand. I'm in the UK though

[igoraroyal]

I'm in Ireland and I have to fast 12 hrs before appointment .. Maybe its diff in other places

[FirstTimeMummy2Be]

So do I, getting confused some people dont have to?

[igoraroyal]

Have to fast 12 hrs before

[FirstTimeMummy2Be]

I have my glucose test in a few weeks and myidwife said I have to fast as from 8pm the night before and that im only allowed to drink water

[vanissa0504]

Dont need to fast, when you fail and have to retake the test is when you have to fast