Glucose Tests = human pincushion

A few weeks ago I went and had a Glucose challenge test which required me to drink a 50g glucose/ 300ml - very sweet drink and sit in the pathology waiting room for 1hr then get a blood test. It wasn't too bad I did start to feel a little flushed by the end of the hour though.

I hadn't heard anything so I was assuming everything was good but the other night I got home and paul told me my GP had rang and said my Blood sugar levels came back too high and I would need to go and do a more extensive test for gestational diabetes.. crap!! she left a referral at the desk for me so I figured that meant it was obviously pretty important for me to get it done asap, so I took today off work and booked in to have the test done. This time round was much more intensive - I had to fast for 12hrs (except water) and when I got to pathology at 9.30 this morning I had to give them a urine sample followed by a blood test, then drink an even sweeter glucose drink and wait 1hr before having another blood test and then another hour before a final blood test. I coped pretty well & the nurse was very quick and accurate with taking my bloods so not to much discomfort on my part. So next Wednesday when I have my routine prenatal with my GP I will get the results, hopefully all is good and It's just a false alarm, because gestational diabetes means the baby can be big and can lead to more intervention for labour & birth - not what I want.