do you have to take a glucose test

[justimpatient79]

i was wondering if you absolutely have to take it? like its a must. because i honestly don't feel like i can handle it this morning I'm already feeling sick and weak.

[kori353]

I was never asked to do it. Here they highly recommend it IF you are consistently measuring a few weeks ahead. Otherwise they are not worried about you having it.

[Kolina24]

If you have a midwife you don't have to drink that stuff. She will give u a list of foods to eat before you come in.

[justimpatient79]

if its for my baby i want to do it. even if i don't have it i don't want to risk anything you know. i had a miscarriage at 12 weeks and i feel like i didn't do enough so this time around i want to do as much as i can to prevent anything. but thank you very much for sharing your story. I'm glad you and baby are doing great! but as for me i worry way to much and i will suck it up and do it today i just hope i don't get sick. thank you ladies very much for your help i really do appreciate it :)

[Kat_g92]

I guess it could be different in the states but here in Canada my midwife gave me a choice because I am very low risk of getting it. And she makes me pee on this stick that tests for surgar in your urine she said if I was to get it there will be surgar in my urine then I can go in and get tested if we feel I have it. As well the first test you do is NOT a gaurentee you have it, if you fail it doesn't mean you have gestational diabetes it means that there's a possibility and you will have to go for more testing. She gave us a hand out and told us to talk about it then we can decide to do it or not, my husband and I felt that I didn't need to do it so I didn't. I don't want any negative comments about our choice not to do it. My midwife told me if she feels I need to get it done she will tell me and she said I'm low risk and fine, if however, I spill sugar into my urine then she would recommend that I go in for the second test to be safe. It's You baby and body if you don't want to do it don't. I'm 28 weeks and 4 days and our baby is measuring right on track not to big which with gb he would probably be bigger, and he's healthy and happy and I have not spilled surgar into my urine.

[valarie21]

I have an extremely weak stomach & my last pregnancy had to take the test 3 different times because I kept throwing up so they couldn't finish. Got treated as if I did have it. Took my blood sugars regularly & whatever.  I didn't have it though.  This time I took the one hour test & failed it because I got sick. I decided to opt out of the 3 hour test because the drink is a lot stronger & u must keep it down ALL 3 hours. My doctor even agreed that I would be better off not to tourcher myself & just go about things like we did last time. I take my blood sugars & stuff now & they have never been off so we're pretty sure I dont have it.

[justimpatient79]

its just i have morning sickness coming back so in the morning time I'm always sick especially when i don't eat i throw up even if its that yellow stuff i throw it up. and i wasn't suppose to eat anything after 12 midnight and i didn't but i get especially sick to my stomach if i don't eat in the morning time baby doesn't like it. but either way my doctor only can see me mornings no matter what so I'm going to try to suck it up and just get through it this morning thank you ladies.

[HannahJohnson]

But I'd say its fine to reschedule it for a week!

[HannahJohnson]

Its extremely important to get it. It will tell you rather or not you have gestational diabetes.  It needs to be treated because it would have adverse health effects on you and the baby. Its really not that bad honestly! I even had to take the three hour test. The juice doesn't taste as bad as people make it out to be.

[baby_love2014]

Maybe you can do it a different day? Just try to relax and get through it. The 1 hour test isn't bad at all. If you throw up, they make you test again but at my drs office,  they have a room you can lay down in if you feel sick.

[kennimae]

Ask them if you can reschedule it. I wouldnt take it while feeling sick either.

[justimpatient79]

if its for the baby then I'm going to take it its just that my friend said if you feel sick already you shouldn't do it and go back to do it because if you get sick and throw up they make you do it all over.

[baby_love2014]

You should take it. You may have a choice,  I'm not sure.  Regardless, it's in the best interest of the baby to get it over with and just do it.
I'm sure you can refuse it since its your baby, but I wouldn't.  Baby's health is more important.

[kennimae]

You dont have to but I think its an automatic fail and hey treat you as you do have it.