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915119 tn?1341948989

Glucose test and FBS

Ok, so I went in today for the GTT and they said that my doctor also ordered a fasting blood sugar test. Do you know why he would do this? I'm kind of concerned because I have never had that done, or at least not that I know of. This isn't my first pregnancy, but like I said, it's the first time they do that to me. So I had to get poked right when I went in and then again an hour after that nasty drink. Anyone have any idea??
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915119 tn?1341948989
Lol.... I love all those things too. Donuts are my favorite, but I try to avoid them.
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Hey you'll be fine ....
I did the 3hr tolerance test  with my  first , second and third pregnancy...
Happy to say.... I pass all three...
I love chocolate, donuts and all that good stuff... Lol :)
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915119 tn?1341948989
So I didn't pass the 1 hour so now I have to go in for the 3 hour. Gosh, it's going to be hell, sitting and waiting for three hours. The doctor said the levels were a little elevated so he wanted to do the 3 hour to be on the safe side. I just hope it comes back normal.
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Me too had that test Tuesday. Drank this nasty drink and went an hour after to have my blood drawn. Its normal testing
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640548 tn?1340553355
Have they said anything about you having sugar in your urine that maybe is prompting them to test a little more in depth?  The only time I had blood drawn before the drink was the 3 hour test after I failed the 1 hour test.  I did pass the 3 hour though.  It was just a pain in the you know what.
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915119 tn?1341948989
I have my appointment on the 2nd of April. I will ask why. The lady who drew the blood said it was different from all the others she had done. She didn't know why they would want a "Fasting Blood Sugar" test and then a "Glucose Tolerance Test". That kind of concerned me. I just hope everything is ok. Thanks everyone for the info :)
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640548 tn?1340553355
I don't know what the difference in the tests are, between fasting and not fasting.  With my first pregnancy I didn't have to fast, but with my second and this one I was told to fast.  I feel much worse after the fasting test because all I am getting is that sugar.
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1854861 tn?1333474904
i just had that done today as well. i went in, drank a nasty sugary orange gatorade type drink (yukkk!!) and got a TON (like 7!) of blood tube-y thingys drawn after one hour. like above posters said, its completely normal and most pregnant women get it for gestational diabetes testing. if i fail the one hour test, then i have to go for a three hour fasting test, pretty much the same as the first test i took today but a little longer and no eating beforehand. i have a really cool doctor that explained all this to me as this is my first baby and had no clue why this was necessary.
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1901977 tn?1333991726
It sounds like the regular (1 hour) glucose test, though I only got poked once, an hour after the drink.  As far as I know, it's pretty routine in pregnancy these days, they're just making sure you don't have gestational diabetes.
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When I went for my 3hr test 
I was fasting ....
I also got poked right when I went in ... :)
At 8:15 am/The juice right after
Waited 1hr/9:15 draw blood/ 10:15 blood/And once again
At 11:15am

For my 1hr test/Went in at 8:30
Drank the juice/Waited 1hr
And draw blood at 9:30

Maybe you could call or email your dr ...ask him why?
Dont worry...do you have a new dr.?
I do and I'm always questioning everything he does.......just to make sure...he probably thinks I'm a little annoying lol...but he does everything different than my ex OB/GYN... X
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