Having elevated blood sugar during pregnancy can affect your baby and your delivery. Advanced maternal age, your activity level, being overweight, or having a family member with diabetes all are factors that can contribute to gestational diabetes. You will be given a drink, like this, typically at your week prenatal visit. You will be expected to drink the liquid prior to your next visit between 26 and 28 weeks of pregnancy.
You need to drink this within 5 minutes, and then you will have to have your blood drawn one hour from that time. What does the drink taste like? It is recommended to avoid foods or snacks that are high in sugar prior to the test. A normal or negative test result means you do not have gestational diabetes.
However, an abnormal or positive test result means you are at risk for having gestational diabetes and we will need you to do the three-hour glucose test. When a blood sample is taken, you may feel nothing at all from the needle.
Or you might feel a quick sting or pinch. You may feel faint from having several blood samples taken in one day. But the amount of blood taken will not cause significant blood loss or anemia. Follow-up care is a key part of your treatment and safety. Be sure to make and go to all appointments, and call your doctor or nurse call line if you are having problems.
It's also a good idea to keep a list of the medicines you take. Ask your doctor when you can expect to have your test results. Author: Healthwise Staff. Medical Review: Elizabeth T. Care instructions adapted under license by your healthcare professional. If you have questions about a medical condition or this instruction, always ask your healthcare professional.
How To Prepare - 1 hour test Eat a meal low in carbohydrates before this test. Example of foods to eat for breakfast would be eggs, cheese, bacon and or sausage. Avoid breads, cereals and fruit juices. Green beans, broccoli and any leafy vegetable.
Avoid fried foods, no bread, soft drinks with sugar or sweet tea. Be at the office 30 minutes after finishing the cola. This is to insure that you are at the clinic on time for your blood work which will be drawn 1 hour after drinking the cola.
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