Glucose Tolerance Test pregnancy question..????

Question

Hi all just had my 28 week glucose test and after 50g of Glucose my result was 204 approx 1 hour after ingestion of the glucose.
What does this mean for me? I am scared.
Thanks for all answers. xxx

I had to drink 265mls of Lucozade which is a energy drink and one hour later the nurse tested my blood with a Glucometer but also sent a sample to the lab for 100% confirmation.

Answer 1

Hi,
I have had gestational diabetes with my first 2 pregnancys and again this time, for the first it was diet controlled and all went back to normal after delivery, the second was controlled with diet and insulin needles, and after that baby I turned borderline diabetic, now I'm, pregnant again with twins this time and I have it yet again, also being controlled with insulin injections, the doctors suspect that after this baby is born I will probably develop type 2 diabetes in the next 1-2 yrs.
It is common for women who have had G/D to develop type 2 anywhere up to 5 or 10 yrs after delivery. Having G/D is not as scary as it sounds and more and more it’s becoming a common complaint of pregnant women.
You will have to watch your sugar intake, and your carbs, as carbs turn to sugar in your body, G/D doesn’t mean that your not looking after yourself, its just your body doesn’t know how to make extra insulin to control your sugar levels, they give you injections because insulin injections do not cross over the placenta and affect the baby, where as tablets do cross over and can have side effects on your baby.
When your baby is born, it will undergo a little more intense care than a normal straight forward birth, the chances are that your babies sugar levels will be low and it will need some form of glucose to boost them up again, your baby will probably be a little on the larger side aswell, the real danger to your baby if you do have G/D will be your sugar levels dropping to low, this can cause comas in the mother and of course that’s not good for the baby either.
But if you follow doctor’s advice to the letter there is no reason why you cannot have a healthy happy delivery and baby...
If you have any questions, I'm no expert, but I am good at listening, and I have some personal experience...feel free to IM me.

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HI, I just had my third baby and my first test was around those same numbers which then i had to watch what I ate and had to do at least 30 minutes of excercise each night before bed..I also had to get a sugar monitor and keep track of my sugar levels. When I was pregnant with my second child I used a different doctor which let me skip the glucose testing and just do a week of my own testing because I get awful about blood work and they have to tkae your blood alot when they do those tests and she told me that my levels were not so high last time to have them make me keep track of my sugars and such for the last 4 months of my pregnancy altough I felt much better and gained only 20 pounds in my first pregnancy as I was really eatting healthy and excersing. With my last pregnany I did the same with testing myself and everything was fine....The numbers all depend on what you eat and how your body is processing the sugars.....its very rare for a pregnant women to have to use shots to control the diabetes and the best part is if u do have it, its easy to control and it goes right away after you have your baby!!! Hope i helped and good luck!!!!

Answer 5

Normal Glucose reading are varied. But the standard is considered normal between 70 to 120 or in children 80 to 150. What were your A1C?

It is becoming more frequent for pregnant women to have diabetes during pregnancy. My daughter had it with both of hers and once the babies were here, well, back to normal.

Of course in our family diabetes is an on going battle. I often think that they need do a study to see if this occurrence in pregnant women can be tracked back to family history. But, then again what do I know, I am just Nana.

Good luck.

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You don't have to fast for the one hour test. If the results for that one come back abnormal, then you will take another test that you must fast for. I wondered the same thing before my glucose test, and called my doctor. They told me to eat whatever I wanted, especially since my appointment was in the afternoon. As the nurse put it, "I wouldn't want to do that to a pregnant woman!" Good luck!

Answer 7

Ugh, I hated those sugar drinks!! No, 204 is not a great number. You'll probably have to do the 3 hour one to see for sure. In the meantime, watch your sugar and carb intake, if you don't already. I was borderline gest. diab. with the second PG and everything went back to normal after I had her. Just wait and talk to your OB.

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Answer 9

Did you drink the drink? Well they usually test you at different time intervals. But 204 is to bad after a hour. What did your Dr say. If there is a problem I'm sure the Dr would of informed you of it. Don't worrie until the Dr says too on this.

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