im pregnant and they tested me for gestational diabetes.. i had to drink 50g's of glucose.. wasnt that bad but my sugar level came out to be 12 points higher then if should.. now i have to go back for a three hour session.. and i have to take 100g's of glucose.. im just was woundering if anyone knows of any reactions to that much glucose... i hate putting stuff in my body with out know what might happen..
2006-10-06 13:53:37 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
Glucose is sugar. 100 grams of sugar. To put that in perspective a can of mountain dew has 45 grams of sugar. You really don't have anything to worry about.
2006-10-06 13:57:00 · answer #1 · answered by Chris L 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like your test results were borderline the first time, which is why you are being called back for another test. When you take a large amount of glucose, the glucose levels in your blood will rise. The body produces insulin, which has the effect of lowering the glucose levels back to normal.
In healthy people the blood glucose concentration rises to about twice the normal level within the first hour and returns to normal within two hours. In diabetes, the blood glucose rises to a much higher level than normal and the return to normal takes three hours or more. A urine test will also show that a large amount of glucose is being excreted.
As previous posters have said, glucose is sugar and we eat it in our normal diet all the time. The doctors are testing your body's natural reaction to having glucose in your system. Diabetes is when your body doesn't produce insulin in response to the high glucose levels, or insulin is produced yet the body does not respond to the insulin, so the glucose levels remain high.
If there is WAY too much glucose in the blood, you would experience confusion, dizziness and you might lose consciousness. But this is why the test is done under medical supervision - so that the professionals can observe you for any signs of this happening, and if necessary (if your body is not coping with the high glucose levels) to treat you and return the high blood glucose level to normal.
100g is not actually a huge amount. Though taking it in a small volume of liquid is not very pleasant in my view.
2006-10-06 14:24:55 · answer #2 · answered by Junisai 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-18 22:56:54 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-17 11:03:13 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your body's reaction would be about the same as it would if you drank a a can of soft drink or the equivalent amount of cordial (because that is essentially what they get you to drink).
You will get a surge of insulin release from your pancreas to signal your cells to take the sugar up from the blood stream.
Once the sugar is in your cells, they will use it for fuel and store the excess in the form of glycogen.
The test is to see how well and how quickly your cells take up the sugar, and thus we can detect how good your insulin surge and response is.
If your insulin production is poor (type I diabetes) then you will need insulin
If your insulin production is okay but the cell receptors are not working so well (type II diabetes) you may need an oral hypoglycaemic medication
2006-10-06 14:03:18 · answer #5 · answered by Orinoco 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That much glucose is about the same as eating a couple of candybars. Don't sweat it. Just follow the instructions the doctors office gave you.
Mosta~
2006-10-06 13:56:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋