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3 hour glucose test

So tomorrow morning I have to take the 3 hr glucose test and I dont know what to expect..... dr said to fast 8-10 hours but im wondering if water is okay??? And anyone else do this test..... pointers? ??
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I've done the 3hr test twice in this pregnancy.  It always comes out better than the hour one
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Actually I only took one test, and it was actually only two hours long! LOL had blood drawn on arrival at 8:15 then drank the drink, then had blood drawn again at 9:15, then again at 10:15 and left!
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Ok... thanks, did ur 3 hr come out with better results than regular test? ??
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My nurse said I could drink a little water but not to over do it.. and all it consists of is drinking some really sugary kool-ade tasting drink and having blood drawn three times lol nithing to worry about!
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