I went for the Gestational Diabetes 1-hour Test (also known as Glucose Tolerance Test) on Friday and got the results today. The test checks to see how effectively my body processes sugar. They'd like the results to be 135 milligrams of glucose per deciliter of blood plasma or under and mine was a whopping 177!! That doesn't mean I HAVE gestational diabetes, it just means I need further testing. I will do the 3-hour test soon - I really hope that I DON'T have diabetes (obviously) - it can really complicate the problem that we are having now. (My good friend Michelle had gestational diabetes with her baby and the doctor had her restrict her diet, check her blood sugar levels, and walk the neighborhood every couple of hours! She couldn't stop moving! How will I be on bedrest AND keep exercising??!?!?) All doctors and probably all patients have different protocols on how to deal with it so we'll just have to wait and see the results from this next round of testing.
"The will of God will never take you where the grace of God will not protect you." (Kristen Faudree Mar 13, 1980 - Nov 22, 2008)
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did you eat bad the night before? my friend "failed" the first time...but had eaten pasta and cake the night before...so that totally affected it. eat like a health nut the few days prior so nothing throws it off...
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