anyone had the three hour glucose tolerance test?

Question

my midwife has said i need this test done and i will be at the hospital for quite a few hours ,any tips on how to pass the time between them taking blood as im terrified of blood tests ,im a wimp i know .xx

Answer 1

It;s no big deal. I have to have them every couple of years because I am Diabetic. Take a magazine along with you. Take a book. You would be surprised at how fast three hours will go when you have something to read.

Good luck and gratz on being pregnant.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

I'm the same, I hate blood tests! I had the glucose test a couple of months ago and the wait was a nightmare. You can only move around to go the toilet, you can't go wandering around. I remember thinking at mine that I should have taken a book to read as you can only read so much OK magazine! You could also maybe take a hand held games console such as Nintendo DS or something. Good luck , hope result is ok... mine was x

Answer 4

I had it done when I was diagnosed w/ PCOS - they had to make sure I wasn't diabetic (which I'm not, thankfully)

Bring a good book, a project to work on (I always take a crochet project to the doctor's office), a puzzle book, crossword, etc. Have you finished your holiday cards? Take them and your address book and work on them in the lobby. Bring a clipboard to lean on incase they don't have a table.

Just look away when they do the blood work. Let the nurse know it makes you uncomfortable to watch and bring a book or magazine in to read while it's being done.

Answer 5

I have just been told that i have gestational diabetes and had the test about 3 weeks ago. it tastes very very sweet and the only thing that i hated was the fact that i had to fast for about 14 hours in total!!!

I was starving, but you will be fine honestly and if it needs to be done then do it.

good luck hun

Answer 6

my wife had this test a few months back, just dont take pressure. You have to drink 100gms of glucosein just 200mm of water, after your first blood sample. then two samples after every hour. I had took scrabble along and played with my wife for the first hour. and then played sudoku. then i send sms to all my freinds. In the last half hour i had just nothing to do ot discuss.

Yes ofcourse remeber to take lemon, spoon along with you as glucose can create situation of vomit in some people.

Bye and best of luck

and rest is nothing. take a chill pill

Answer 7

I'm not pregnant, but when I had mine they didn't draw blood as such--they gave me a large glass of what tasted like overly sweet orange juice, then sat me down and had me wait. The "blood draw" is just a pin prick--they draw a drop of blood from your finger to measure your blood sugar with a hand-held glucometer. Take a good book, or take Christmas cards to address, or any other small jobs you can take with you. My husband takes his Gameboy whenever he has to wait somewhere, and I take my cross-stitch.

Answer 8

Yes it is quite an old test, I am diabetic and I have always flunked this test....No tips on passing it as it is impossible to cheat it if you follow instructions and eat all the stuff they tell you ahead of time. Good luck

Answer 9

Take a magazine or a good book. I've had one and the time goes very quickly! I read the magazines they had in the waiting room.

Answer 10

yeah i took that test when i was pregnant with my first son.it takes forever.theres not much you can do other then read magazines and maybe talk to old ladies or something thats what i did lol.old ladies are drawn to young pregnant women.good luck