Glucose test quick question
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Topic: Glucose test quick question
Posted By: emachan
Subject: Glucose test quick question
Date Posted: 11 August 2009 at 6:45pm
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hi everyone,
I can't remember from last time (and also can't remember what my m/w told me this time) But... I'm planning on going down for my test in the morning - can I have anything to eat/drink in the morning before I go or not? Normally I just have a cup of tea (with a couple of sugars) when I first wake up, but I think last time I was told not to have anything - any help? ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  DD#1 Sept 08 DD#2 Oct 09 |
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Posted By: hannibal
Date Posted: 11 August 2009 at 6:47pm
| I'm pretty sure you can have nothing but water cause I can remember thinking how was I going to wait to eat!!! |
Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 11 August 2009 at 6:58pm
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If its the first one you can eat -just be careful what you eat... i had jam crumpets and that put my sugars up too high... ring them in the morning and check. ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: Chickaboo
Date Posted: 11 August 2009 at 7:50pm
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yeah i thought the first one was ok - its the second one (if you need it) that you have to fast before hand ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 11 August 2009 at 8:35pm
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I had mine at about 11am and had breakfast. Call medlab (is it still them doing it??) and they will confirm it for you but I am sure you can eat beforehand, you just cant eat or drink anything after you have the drink and before they take yoru blood.. i think.
Not much help LOL, I cant really remember either. -------------   
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Posted By: Tastic
Date Posted: 11 August 2009 at 9:18pm
| Im havign to do one next week and it says the day before eat normally but the morning of - from midnight nothing, not even a cuppa tea . plus only water if needed |
Posted By: Mama2two
Date Posted: 11 August 2009 at 10:23pm
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I just had my polycose last week and it is not the fasting test, so just have your normal breakfast etc. I would second what Bizzy said though, be wary!
I failed mine and now have to do the 2 hour fasting test this week  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 11 August 2009 at 10:25pm
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I was told to eat breakfast before mine and she even asked me if I had eaten before she gave me the drink to drink. ------------- 
 
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Posted By: Jaxnz1
Date Posted: 12 August 2009 at 8:46am
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Had mine yesterday and had normal breakkie (two pieces of toast). I wasn't told I had to skip breakfast, they just give you the yummy glucose drink, then you wait an hour in the waiting room and then they do the blood test.
Should have taken my book though....the mags weren't that great and an hour is a long time when you're sitting in a waiting room!  ------------- 
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Posted By: Bobbie
Date Posted: 12 August 2009 at 9:31am
I went back to work for that hour and everyone was having coffee  Won't have that problem this time though - I'll get a toddler to run after instead.
Remind me - it's a urine and blood test yes? -------------  
 
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 12 August 2009 at 10:02am
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just a blood test bobbie. ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker">
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Posted By: Tastic
Date Posted: 12 August 2009 at 10:47am
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the one Im doing is I cant eat
I have bloods taken, then the drink then more bloods at 1 and 2 hours after :/ then Ill get the normal one to do later in pregnancy I forgot whats involved as I didnt do one with aidan :/ |
Posted By: Bobbie
Date Posted: 12 August 2009 at 11:11am
Sweet thanks for that Deb  -------------
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Posted By: Kirstine
Date Posted: 12 August 2009 at 12:13pm
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i was just told to go in between meals. so i had breakfast at normal time of 7am, then had nothing else to eat until I went to test at 9:30. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: Chickaboo
Date Posted: 12 August 2009 at 4:11pm
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I was going to say Trish that you probably having the second test done (as your first) because you are going so early on in your pregnancy you must of had it before or high risk?
I have to go for one at 20 weeks (aprrox MW will confirm tomorrow) as i had GD with my last pregnancy and bet I will just go for the last one (2 hour one) straight away. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: CuriousG
Date Posted: 13 August 2009 at 9:44am
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Have they changed it? It used to be that you just had a blood test first and got the results of that (no drink at that one).
Then if you failed that, they sent you back for the 2 hour thing with the drink? I am going to do mine on Monday but didn't realise I may be there for an hour... ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: littlestar
Date Posted: 13 August 2009 at 11:06am
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The polycose test is a sugary drink and you have blood taken after 1 hour. You don't have to fast before the test - but I wouldn't recommend going straight after a meal or having anything very sugary before going as it might give you a false positive result. You should be able to leave the lab but can't have anything to eat or drink(other than water) unti they take the blood.
The GTT (glucose tolerance test) is the one you have to fast for. They take a blood sample , then make you drink the super sugary drink. Then you get to sit in the lab for two hours, no food or drink (other than water) and they take another sample at 2 hours. There could be different rules and stuff in different parts of the country and testing labs- so would recommend taking a book and a bottle of water to either test. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: emachan
Date Posted: 31 August 2009 at 9:17am
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Just to update on my test - I rang up medlab the day before my test and they said to have breakfast as normal (I just had my usual cup of tea with 2 sugars!!) and my test came back normal (thankfully!)
Just remember to take a book or something with you as you're not meant to leave or walk around! ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> DD#1 Sept 08 DD#2 Oct 09 |
Posted By: Bobbie
Date Posted: 31 August 2009 at 10:49am
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Really? I was allowed to leave and come back - infact the medlab staff expected it. The woman looked at the clock and told me to come back to the building by 25 past so they could take the bloods at half past.
Oh I got a urine test done too but it was additional - must be something my MW always does so that's where my confusion was -------------
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Posted By: Tastic
Date Posted: 31 August 2009 at 12:17pm
No I haven't had it with either of my pregnancy's I was asked to do this as part of a study to see wither its better to test women earlier in pregnancy or leave it till 28 weeks - or when its done |
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