Glucose challenge - eating before?
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Topic: Glucose challenge - eating before?
Posted By: mynaturalbaby
Subject: Glucose challenge - eating before?
Date Posted: 27 September 2010 at 12:45pm
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Hi ladies,
I'm meant to go in and have my Glucose Challenge this week but wasn't sure if I could eat before hand or not? I can't remember what I did last time so any memory refresh would be helpful  ------------- Follow my journey into raising a baby using all natural products on my http://mynaturalbaby.wordpress.com/ - blog and on Twitter - mynaturalbaby. |
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Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 27 September 2010 at 12:55pm
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Is it the normal one that you just rock up for (the first one?) if so, you can eat beforehand but dont have anything to sugary or it will bump your reading up!
If its the second one, you need to book it and fast for 12 hours beforehand (they one you do if you fail the first one). -------------   
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Posted By: mynaturalbaby
Date Posted: 27 September 2010 at 1:02pm
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Thanks melnel! I might need to wait for that chocolate I ate at lunchtime to leave my bloodstream! ------------- Follow my journey into raising a baby using all natural products on my http://mynaturalbaby.wordpress.com/ - blog and on Twitter - mynaturalbaby. |
Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 27 September 2010 at 1:07pm
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If its your first one you don't need to fast, however I recommend you avoid OJ.. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">   [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: newme
Date Posted: 27 September 2010 at 1:10pm
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If it is the one hour glucose test they say you can eat beforehand. However my midwife says not to, as it so often skews the results and then you have to do the 3 hour one (which is a fasting one).
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Posted By: mynaturalbaby
Date Posted: 27 September 2010 at 2:20pm
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Grrrr, I just went to Labtests and ended up leaving because they needed me to stay for 1 hour..... I seem to remember that the last time I had the test done I was allowed to leave. ------------- Follow my journey into raising a baby using all natural products on my http://mynaturalbaby.wordpress.com/ - blog and on Twitter - mynaturalbaby. |
Posted By: snugglebug
Date Posted: 27 September 2010 at 2:45pm
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I have had both the polycose test and the glucose tolerance test.
With the polycose (the 1 hr test) I could eat before and had to wait an hour, but could go away and come back. I didn't eat before the tests because I didn't realise I could. With the glucose tolerance test I was not allowed to eat from 9pm the previous night and had to stay at the test place for 2 hours without leaving. Hope that helps. ------------- Me 28, DH 29 DS born 20 Nov 2010 (4 years old) #2 due October 7 http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 27 September 2010 at 9:04pm
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You can totally leave and come back they just need to tell you the exact time you need to be back (they normally tell you 10 minutes beforehand to make sure you are back and they are free from other patients).
I went and watched DH and DS have lunch during mine  -------------
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