1 hr glucose test question

Is the test basically just drawing blood? Also, How long does it take to get the results? I have an appointment tomorrow and just wondering how long I will have to wait to hear anything back about it. So nervous!

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I went in - drank a really sweet orange drink and an hour later had my blood drawn. Results were back fairly quickly...like a few days or so. But make sure you ask if they call...my practice had the "no news is good news" approach which can be frustrating so I called and asked.

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Thanks for letting me know. My doctor is also usually "no news is good news". We haven't really heard anything about ANY of the tests we take. They tell us everything is always "good" at our next appointments but no details. I guess I can wait a couple of days! I'd really hate to have to take the 3 hour...

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They had given me mine beforehand so I drank it at home, wrote down the time, and went there a half hour later. (I took the red one -- it tasted fine to me.) They drew my blood and I actually had an appointment that day as well.

I didn't hear back for almost a week. I tried calling 3 days later but they still hadn't received the results. By a week later they had them.

I didn't eat after around 8 pm the night before (my appointment/draw was around 9:30 the next morning). So after my appointment I went and ate. I passed with a 105. Hope it goes this well the second time!

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wait we are supposed to fast? I thought she said I could eat breakfast? Now I confused as to what I should do.

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I was told not to eat anything for at least 3 hours beforehand, but if you had to eat something, make it only protein (like eggs or something) -- no bread/carbs or sugar -- because anything else could skew the results. Since mine was 9 am, I didn't eat that morning.

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Okay thanks. I'm hungry now, I can't imagine not eating in the morning. My appointment isn't until 10, so I have to drink the liquid around 9. I think I'll have 1 or 2 plain scrambled eggs just to make it through the test and appointment.

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yeh i had mine later in the day, and only protein the entire day. Wasnt so bad. Had the drink, went in to go have my blood drawn about an hour later.