I have to take the glucose test either this week or next.......

and Im never going to pass it! I've been living on carbs and candy (Im devouring a bag of gummy bears as I type). Anyone have an awful diet like me and still pass?

Message edited 9/21/2010 7:25:50 PM.

Re: I have to take the glucose test either this week or next.......

it doesnt have anything to do with how much sugar you eat... it matters how your body processes the sugar since that passes through the placenta

that being said, i def did not hesitate to have an extra serving of ice cream or a second helping of cheesecake.... but i didnt go crazy on a regular basis either... i passed the 1 hr

Re: I have to take the glucose test either this week or next.......

Believe me... it doesn't matter how much sugar/carbs you eat before the test. I tried to limit my intake for the few days leading up to my 1-hour and failed it anyway and I went on to pass the 3-hour. Ultimately, you either have GD or you don't... so just go about your daily routine (of course don't load up on sugars/carbs bc you dont want a false positive) and you will hopefully pass!!! If you don't, no worries... may girls fail the 1-hour and pass the 3-hour. GOOD LUCK!

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Good Luck! I am going next week too!!! You are going to be fine!!!!!!

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Ok thanks girls.......I should prob limit my carb/sugar intake anyway just because its gross

Good luck to you too Penny!

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I had a horrible diet with my first (hence why I gained 55 pounds ) and passed my 1 hour with flying colors.

They were actually shocked I never developed GD because DS was born 9lbs 3 oz.

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I read up a lot about it before mine yesterday. I posted an article last week that basically said exactly what Maria said -- either you have GD or not, and trying to fake your results to pass the first screening is a very bad idea, for you AND your baby.

I also read that if you're used to digesting carbs and sweets, cutting them out immediately before the test in an unnatural way could cause your body to go into shock when you drink the challenge test drink and you'll fail because of it. If you keep your diet normal, you'll get the most accurate results.

I tried to tell DH that sweets and desserts aren't my "norm" so I should stop the weekend before, and he said "you've been eating like this since you got pregnant, don't change it now" so I listened to him.

I'll find out Friday or by Monday next week whether I will have to take the 3-hour after the results of the screening are in.

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Re: I have to take the glucose test either this week or next.......

Goodluck! I had GD with my 1st and this time around I didn't get it. Like the others posted, there's no way around it, so continue eating as you are, you either have it or you don't.

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I'm doing it next week, too. Doc said not even to put sugar in my coffee a few days before. I DO NOT eat candy at all, but I live on carbs, too. (i just read the other posts....LOL. It probably is a bad idea to scew how you eat but she did give me some tips...and now i'm thinking going fwd i should cut back on the carbs)

Message edited 9/22/2010 8:13:19 AM.

Re: I have to take the glucose test either this week or next.......

meeeeeeee

gail I ate carbs, candy, cake, brownies, icecream in the weeks leading up to my test..I passed just fine.

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Good luck!! I am obsessed with sweets and carbs, I failed the one hour but passed the 3 hour,. I did watch what I ate the whole week before the 3 hour though. I'll never know if it helped or not.

you pass!

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Good Luck toyou...I am all with either you have it or you don't. I had GD with my 1st pregnancy and even my dietician said my diet didn't seem like someone who should have GD. I didn't meet any of the high risk factors either. 2nd pregnancy wasn't working and my diet was so much worse - and didn't have GD (did fail 1 hr but not 3 hour). THis time much to my surprise at my 10 week visit the dr made me take the glucose test...I was totally unprepared and had eaten a large handful of skittles about 20 minutes before the test (out of my huge bag I had in my purse - not a normal size bag - the huge bags from the supermarket!)..the dr almost made me not take it when I told her saying that could be the amount of sugar in the drink alone!!! I passed with flying colors...now don't have to take about til 25+ weeks - woohoo!!

Message edited 9/22/2010 2:44:09 PM.

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This is such good news! Thanks for posting this Gail! I have my test next week or the week after and I was wondering the same.

Did anyone fast before?

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Re: I have to take the glucose test either this week or next.......

I always had a sweet tooth during my first pregnancy and passed the 1hr just fine.

ETA: I did not fast.

Message edited 9/22/2010 5:12:41 PM.