The hypoglycemia symptoms I have been having are so bad that I hate the thought of this glucose tolearnce test inducing those symptoms. Have any of you had the test or work in a lab and administer the test? Is there a chance I could pass out or even go into shock if the test makes my blood sugar go low enough? This is my main worry. Also, the test is not being done in a hospital or doctor's office, but in a free-standing laboratory.
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Thanks for your help!
2007-01-24 14:56:03 · 5 answers · asked by SuzieQ92 3 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Diabetes
As a registered professional nurse who is also diabetic, I can tell you: relax. The test will NOT cause your blood sugar to drop dangerously. The location of the lab is not a cause for concern: free standing labs must pass the same certification procedures as do hospital labs.
Hon, you won't go into shock. You will be just fine. I've been treating diabetics for forty years, and my own diabetes for twelve years, and I assure you again: you will do fine.
2007-01-24 15:10:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-17 15:24:43 · answer #2 · answered by Melisa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depending on how long of a GTT(Glucose Tolerance Test) depends on how much glucola you drink. It can range from 50grams all the way up to around 200grams but as long as I've worked in a lab I've never gave anyone 200grams of glucola. Be aware that these drinks usually don't taste the best. They are pure sugar. You must be fasting nothing to eat or drink after midnight the night before. The phlebotomist will draw a fasting blood sugar on you and check your blood sugar before giving you the glucola to make sure your sugar levels are at the right range (not to high for the glucola) Some facilities will also make you give them a urine specimen through out the GTT. You will constantly be monitored though out your GTT. A GTT is usually checking for high blood sugar levels but in some cases low blood sugar(as it seems in your case) If your pancreas over produces insulin than your sugar will drop during the testing. Not to worry everyone will be very professional and you will be in good hands. It seems that you might be a little worried about the lab being a free-standing laboratory. Again don't worry. I've never known anyone to go into shock from there sugar dropping from this test or even passing out. You will be just fine. If for some reason you start to feel ill you need to make someone in the lab aware immediately.
* I hope this helps you *
2007-01-25 01:44:43 · answer #3 · answered by fairy_tale_dreams 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
many times, you bypass into your healthcare specialist's workplace, and they provides you with a glucola liquid to drink. Its an truly sweet drink, yet a thanks to describe that is that it tastes like flat pop. both time i have executed it, it become orange flavored. After ingesting it, you'll wait a million hour, and then they are going to draw your blood. in case you fail the a million hour attempt (meaning your blood sugar aspect is too intense), then your healthcare specialist will order yet another glucose tolerance attempt, in user-friendly words this one is a three hour attempt. the position you blood will be taken at diverse periods over a three hour era. With my present day being pregnant, my healthcare specialist despatched the glucola liquid abode w/ me. I drank it at abode a million hour earlier my appointment, and become advised to achieve on the healthcare specialist's workplace 5 minutes earlier to my appointment, to make effective that my blood become drawn precisely one hour after ingesting the liquid. With my first, I did the finished attempt contained in the workplace (I had a diverse healthcare specialist then). I loved it a lot extra effective this time round. It eliminated the waiting on the healthcare specialist's workplace, which will properly be really dull. wish this information helped. strong success
2016-12-03 00:37:04 · answer #4 · answered by abigail 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dear human
GTT is very simple test
in morning cath FBS fasting blood sueger after that you drink 180mg
sometimes 200mg (deppendad body wight)and your blood suger go up
every 30min for 2hour (4time)your blood simple chek
blood glocose rising 180mg and after 2hour shoud be normal
rising upper 180mg in blood test is abnormal
never you gaet hypoglaycimea,
don,t be panic , this test haven,t any danger ...be rest
dr reza
2007-01-24 16:41:45 · answer #5 · answered by reza y 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋