Why did my sugar test come back too high?

Question

I got test results for gestational diabetes and 1 hour sugar test was too high. I have changed my diet and am eating better than ever,more vegitables, and friuts, even whole wheat bread instead of the white bread I used to eat.Now I have to take another test for three hours to where I can not eat after midnight the night before.No problem, but why is this happenig. I read some doctors now days just perform more csections than ever.What for to get more money.If the next test comes back too high i will swicth doctors if they say my baby is too big and might need surgery.I will switch to midwife if I have too!!! I wont be subbjected to surgery or what they did with my first born.The pitocin,vacum,episiatamy, too much invasion.It is not natural.Why is my diet not working do I have to give up the occassional chocolate,and practically starve to get better test results?

They told me to just not eat breakfast that morning and I followed directions.

Answer 1

Of the 12 people I know to have babies in the past 9 mos only 1 passed the 1 hour glucose test & didn't have to go for the 3 hour test.

According to my midwife, the reason most people "fail" the first test is that there is no fasting,so you can eat breakfast the day of, or people had a lot of carbs the previous few days. Even wheat & whole grain breads, fruits & veggies eventually break down into different types of sugars that affect each person differently.

It is also possible that you are developing gestational diabetes, which is very common. If anyone in your family has diabetes or has had gestational diabetes, your likelyhood of having GD goes up. And like many pregnancy ailments, once your baby is born, your blood sugar/insulin levels will return to normal.

My mother had GD with 2 of her 3 pregnancies and her largest baby was the one she didn't have GD for (we ranged in weight from 6lb 8oz - 8lb 8oz). Since doctors can not accurately predict the size of your baby while you are still pregnant, I would put your foot down about not wanting a c-section for that reason. If you have to blame your insurance and tell the doc that the insurance company sees c-section for the baby's size as elective surgery & therefore your co-pay would be higher (this is actually the case with some HMOs so it doesn't hurt to actually look into you insurance with regards to c-section vs. vaginal delivery anyway).

If you feel you will be better suited with a midwife because of all of the interventions you had with your first pregnancy, I say go for it. I go to a practice in NJ that has 4 midwives & 11 doctors all in one office attached to the hospital. The midwives are completely competent & will give you the added support that you will need for having a birth that has limited medical interventions. If you don't want to switch OB's that is understandable too, so you might want to consider hiring a doula. A doula is a woman who is a birthing expert and will advocate for you at the hospital & will help to keep your pregnancy as normal & free of interventions as possible.

Continue to eat healthy, relax and enjoy your pregnancy. Screw what the doctors think & stay focused on having a healthy baby. A little bit of chocolate never hurt anyone (and in fact it is actually quite beneficial).

Best of luck to you!

Answer 2

A lot of woman have the 1 hour come back to high, you didn't say how high it was though. And then have the 3 hour come back fine. Mine with my 3rd was 346 (1 hour). No question I had GD. There is no point in changing doctors if you have GD, and you will be considered high risk. And it is the last few weeks that the baby can gain all the extra weight from GD, and that only happens if it is untreated. If diet change doesn't help, then you give your self insulin shots. You monitor your sugar. And you still watch what you eat, and yes that can mean no more chocolate. But if you had GD with your first, more then likely you will have it with each pregnancy after. And there is no reason if your sugar is kept under control that you cant have a natural delivery. If you even have GD, you may be stressing over something you don't need too.
With my 3rd I had GD and was a vbac, and my son was 7'11", about the same as my 2 before, who I didn't have GD with.
Oh and starving your self, or cutting out carbs with GD, is only going to make your sugar go higher, the body produces carbs on its own, when you don't eat. And it isn't good for baby, it needs the carbs you eat to grow.

Don't stress till you get the 3 hour, then your doctor will go from there if it is still high.

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Answer 5

WOAH! Calm down! I too failed my 1 hour test and had to go back for the 3 hour which I then passed! ALOT of women fail the 1 hour just to go on and pass the 2nd! If you do have gestational diabetes, you will most likely just have to modify your diet a little more to control it. Only about 6% of all pregnancy's result in diabetes that warrant insulin. I know that it is scary.... I freaked too! However, you are probably freaking out for nothing. Take the 3 hour and see how you do, most likely you will pass! If not, I'm sure that you are a good enough mom to do whatever you need to take care of your baby!
Very Best Wishes to you and your baby!

Answer 6

First, take a deep breath and relax. Even if you have Gestational Diabetes everything will be OK. It can often be controlled with a special meal plan given to you by a diabetic counselor and does not always result in having a large baby. This is a quote from the Mayo Clinic website about what causes Gestational Diabetes: "During pregnancy, the placenta produces hormones to sustain your pregnancy. These hormones make your cells more resistant to insulin. As your placenta grows larger in the second and third trimesters, it secretes more of these hormones — making it even harder for insulin to do its job.
Normally, your pancreas responds by producing enough extra insulin to overcome this resistance. But sometimes your pancreas can't keep up. When this happens, too little glucose gets into your cells and too much stays in your blood. This is gestational diabetes." So, secondly, as you can see, sometimes GD just happens and isn't a result of anything you are doing wrong. Absolutely do NOT starve yourself as this will not give you the test results you desire and may put you and your baby at risk for other serious medical conditions. I had Gestational Diabetes with my 4th baby. She did not grow too large and in fact was my smallest baby at 6 pounds 14 ounces. I did not have to have a c-section, she was born vaginally without medication. True, some labors and deliveries are difficult and require medical intervention. But, you have to also think that years ago, these difficult labors and deliveries often resulted in the loss of life of either mom or baby and sometimes both. My middle 2 children were born by forceps delivery - very invasive, but necessary at the time as they were both in a posterior position. Third, try to think of your doctor as your ally and not your enemy out to get your money. If you do not feel a good rapport with your current doctor, by all means switch to someone you trust. A c-section, while not a first choice for many moms, can be done with great success. My daughter had her first born by unplanned c-section. There were problems and it became obvious there were few choices to get that baby born without posing additional risks to both of them. He is now 4 months old. He is happy and healthy, my daughter has healed and is getting ready to return to her teaching job and is happy, too. My pregnancy with Gestational Diabetes was 10 years ago. I have now been diagnosed with Glucose Intolerance, which is a pre-diabetic condition. As I struggle to re-learn my eating habits from my GD days in hopes of fending off full-blown Type 2 Diabetes, I have learned a few things. Try to make it a goal to eat a consistent intake of carbohydrates throughout the day. Not only is bread a carb, but so is pasta, rice, potatoes, corn, green peas, dried beans (legumes), fruit, yogurt, milk, sweets, and starchy snacks. Try eating 5-6 mini meals each day. Have each meal include plenty of veggies, some protein, and a healthy carb choice such as whole fruit, whole grain bread, skim milk, or fat-free yogurt. While this may not change the results of your 3 hour glucose test, it will help you feel better and will keep your blood glucose levels more balanced.

Answer 7

A lot of the time, it's because you ate something the morning before you had the test. With my first, it came back high from having a cereal bar before and then I had to go back for the 3 hour test, which came back ok. With this pregnancy, I didn't eat anything before I went in and it came back normal. I wouldn't worry too much about it unless the 3 hour test shows that your sugar is too high.

Answer 8

I would cut down on the fruit a bit -- bananas and certain other fruits have a natural sugar in them -- not the bad refined sugar, but it's still not the best for you when you're pregnant. I forgot about the sugar test when I went in and I had not eaten breakfast (I was starving!!) and I had a bite size snicker bar -- I came back with borderline sugar level. I would definitely get more than one test -- if that will ease your mind.

Answer 9

you have not supplied blood sugar try effects. greater over, you're able to verify fasting blood sugar after 12 hour fasting. you have checked blood sugar after 8 a million/2 hour fasting. for this reason I have no comments to grant. you could undergo HbA1c try. HbA1c is a lab try that exhibits the customary point of blood sugar (glucose) over the previous 3 months. It exhibits how properly you're controlling your diabetes. An HbA1c of five.6% or much less is popular. here are the outcomes while the HbA1c is getting used to diagnose diabetes:-- * popular: decrease than 5.7% * Pre-diabetes: 5.7% to 6.4% * Diabetes: 6.5% or bigger

Answer 10

my friend had high blood sugar and she went on a stricked diet. she said she was half starved all the time. she had to excersize a lot and eat little meals through out the day. she quit on fruits because they contain lots of sugar and she didn't eat any sweets at all. she brought her baby into the world natrually. he was close to 10 pounds! good luck with the baby and congrats.