Are you more likely to have GD

if you have PCOS? Does anyone here have PCOS who passed the glucose test?

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I hope not!

I've actually looked it up online b/c I'm a little worried due to my family history (my mom is a diabetic).

These are the risk factors.

You are at greater risk for gestational diabetes if you:

Are older than 25 when you are pregnant

Have a family history of diabetes

Gave birth to a baby that weighed more than 9 pounds or had a birth defect

Have high blood pressure

Have too much amniotic fluid

Have had an unexplained miscarriage or stillbirth

Were overweight before your pregnancy

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Carey- when are you taking the test? Mine is in 4 weeks and I'm nervous

Are you more likely to have GD

I have PCOS and passed with a 105 my first pregnancy (140 is failing, I think -- they said this was "very low")

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Posted by missfabulous

Carey- when are you taking the test? Mine is in 4 weeks and I'm nervous

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Posted by BBin2012

Posted by missfabulous

I hope not!

I've actually looked it up online b/c I'm a little worried due to my family history (my mom is a diabetic).

These are the risk factors.

You are at greater risk for gestational diabetes if you:

Are older than 25 when you are pregnant

Have a family history of diabetes

Both of my parents have diabetes and I am almost 35 yrs old, and I passed!

Are you more likely to have GD

Mine's next Friday! Crossing my fingers it goes as well as the first time. You just never know.

Are you more likely to have GD

i dont think PCOS has anything to do with passing the glucose test although i think some doctors send PCOS ladies for early GTTs. i have PCOS and failed the 1 hr but passed the 3 hr. i blame the failure on a starbucks caramel frappucino

Are you more likely to have GD

i never heard of a correlation between the two but I hope not because i have PCOS! Good Luck to all of you who have your test scheduled soon!

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Posted by IAMMRSBROWN

Posted by missfabulous

Carey- when are you taking the test? Mine is in 4 weeks and I'm nervous

Im taking the 1 hr next Thrs. Im nervous too. Im 36 with PCOS .. guess we'll see. Good luck to us both!!!

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dont have pcos but on colleens list im over 25 and was 15pounds overweight. thats it. and i got diagnosed with gd

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i dont fit any of the criteria for gd and was diagnosed with it. when i complained about this diagnosis with my doctor because i didnt agree with it, she said well you have PCOS and she finds that most girls with pcos do tend to fail the gd test. its a hormonal thing she explained and does have a strong correlation. it doesnt mean everyone with pcos will have gd but it is a factor that most lists don't state.

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from what i've read in the past, women with pcos have a greater likelihood of getting GD. That's why both of my doctors agreed to keep me on Metformin throughout the pregnancy and it will hopefully help prevent me from getting it. Im also at risk because of twins.

Are you more likely to have GD

I would *think* it might increase your odds but then again I think many women who get it have no risk factors, which is why they test everyone. The only risk factor I had is family members who are type II, but most of them are overweight and since I'm not I didn't think this would be a problem for me. I was pretty surprised when I failed all my tests. Hoping I pass this time around!

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My dad has diabetes so they said they will test me twice during my pregnancy for GD.

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I have PCOS and was tested twice during both pregnancies and passed all 4 times :)

I've actually had a lot more than 4 GC tests (not pg related) and pass everytime