fasting glucose test
well I had my 3 hour test on Friday!
it was GREAT! @@
it was supposed to start at 8:15 but because my doctor wanted insulin levels checked as well (evidently this is NOT the norm...) they had to wait til 9:00 when the doctor was in his office to see if that was REALLY what he wanted done @@@@@@@
so they draw the first 2 tubes and have me pee in a cup...
gave me a lovely "orange" soda to drink 75 grams of sugar....
I told them, I DID... that some ...ahem...gastro-intestinal distress WOULD occur... and quite possible they would have to draw the blood in the bathroom with me... she laughed...until she noticed I WAS NOT LAUGHING.....
the first hour just had some loud rumbling from the pouch...that draw was fine except it took 3 tries to get the vein.......
the second hour of the test had pain, sweating, nausea, gagging, retching and then TA DA... raging diarrhea... HOW PLEASANT....
of course the next draw was tons of fun...@@
you know what happens next in the dumping syndrome right???? SLEEP!!!
but nurse ratchet (she really was very nice but just didn't get it...) was hysterical about me not sleeping it changes your metabolism.... lady look... it is not my idea to sleep but damn if my eyes will NOT stay open and I am trying... but then I felt crappy, dizzy shaking hands, and this deep need to eat, I was mumbling to her about how I had to eat, had to eat...felt like **** I had to tell you... and then I was like OH test my sugar now do it now...and of course it was NOT TIME..............
so I finally fall asleep for about 20 minutes and she wakes me up...LOL
time to stick you again... and here is a cookie...
I would really like to know the numbers for that last draw...
morale of this story...
glucose tolerance testing SUCKS!!!!!
and I hope I do not get called for a drug test til the track marks on BOTH arms disappear...If I had a camera I could work I would send you a picture of my arms....@@
now to wait for the test results and hope for some answers...
nic
it was GREAT! @@
it was supposed to start at 8:15 but because my doctor wanted insulin levels checked as well (evidently this is NOT the norm...) they had to wait til 9:00 when the doctor was in his office to see if that was REALLY what he wanted done @@@@@@@
so they draw the first 2 tubes and have me pee in a cup...
gave me a lovely "orange" soda to drink 75 grams of sugar....
I told them, I DID... that some ...ahem...gastro-intestinal distress WOULD occur... and quite possible they would have to draw the blood in the bathroom with me... she laughed...until she noticed I WAS NOT LAUGHING.....
the first hour just had some loud rumbling from the pouch...that draw was fine except it took 3 tries to get the vein.......
the second hour of the test had pain, sweating, nausea, gagging, retching and then TA DA... raging diarrhea... HOW PLEASANT....
of course the next draw was tons of fun...@@
you know what happens next in the dumping syndrome right???? SLEEP!!!
but nurse ratchet (she really was very nice but just didn't get it...) was hysterical about me not sleeping it changes your metabolism.... lady look... it is not my idea to sleep but damn if my eyes will NOT stay open and I am trying... but then I felt crappy, dizzy shaking hands, and this deep need to eat, I was mumbling to her about how I had to eat, had to eat...felt like **** I had to tell you... and then I was like OH test my sugar now do it now...and of course it was NOT TIME..............
so I finally fall asleep for about 20 minutes and she wakes me up...LOL
time to stick you again... and here is a cookie...
I would really like to know the numbers for that last draw...
morale of this story...
glucose tolerance testing SUCKS!!!!!
and I hope I do not get called for a drug test til the track marks on BOTH arms disappear...If I had a camera I could work I would send you a picture of my arms....@@
now to wait for the test results and hope for some answers...
nic
I had one of those before surgery. I remember the orange stuff...however, I can't imagine drinking it now. 75 grams of sugar would probably put me in some sort of coma. I would have told nurse ratchet that this is what happens when you give sugar to a WLS patient....sleep included...and to deal with it. Again, another example of medical people not being aware of WLS patients and what they can and can't do.
Joanie
Joanie
eewww. Im surposed to have one of those done but have been putting it off. I was having a few eposodes but since ive change my diet Ive been pretty good so Ive put it off. After reading your message...hmmm think I may wait even longer...doesnt sound good. Sorry you went through that , sorta makes ya fearful having anything done anymore now that weve had WLS...mainstream medical just dont seem to know to much of what to do it seems. Again sorry you had to go through that...glad your doing ok now.
Aw, honey, I'm soooo sorry - but better you than me!!! Just kidding... really, what I'm HAPPY about is that you're FINALLY getting these tests done! When those results come in, remember this Board as being in line as wanting to be some of the first to know what's going on with you! We are your soldiers, Nic! How are you otherwise, how's life? Has there been any sort of another episode like that first one, anything at all?? Maureen
ha...you made me laugh...better me thanyou!
honestly I feel fine...
no crazier than normal, I do watch what I eat and try to stay very low carb-y...
I drink a lot of the CLICK (nectar of the god's) protein.
I will let you all know what is what when ever I hear.
life is ok...I would like to drive myself anywhere and come home whenever I want, that is my biggest whine...
nic
honestly I feel fine...
no crazier than normal, I do watch what I eat and try to stay very low carb-y...
I drink a lot of the CLICK (nectar of the god's) protein.
I will let you all know what is what when ever I hear.
life is ok...I would like to drive myself anywhere and come home whenever I want, that is my biggest whine...
nic
that does not sound like fun what so ever!
I had a nasty episode last week that scared the bejesuse outta me.
I was at work. big big BIG contract on the line. Going back and forth with a customer by email with people coming to my desk, it was a very busy day, deadlines tight, late ads, copy needed, end of month crunch, argggggg my blood pressure is rising just thinking about it!
anyways I was at the computer and popping these little rolls of sweet tarts. Prue sugar. I wasn't paying attention to how many of them I was popping then the contract came through my adrenaline went up I was so excited! Sent email to boss got congratulated. I was a really mega nice contract that I nogotated. pat pat pat on the back. When PING blood sugar dropped like the motor turned off on a big plane.
Hands were shaking like you would not believe, head was in a cloud, not to mention all the sugar that I hadn't kept track of was rushing through my body to the lower region and wanted out. But I was so shakey and not with it I was afraid to walk the few steps to the bathroom in fear that I might pass out.
I had my gloucos(spelling not right) tablets with me and popped one it helped a teeny tiny bit so I popped another and sat. Once things calmed down I made it to the bathroom. Lost all the sugar I've ever eaten in the past several years thats when the shakes came again like I had the flu. sweating shaking O boy not a fun ride.
It scared me big time.
I don't know about anyone else but when I get these instead of announcing to the whole office that hey I got a problem here I turn my back to the room and try to hide in my cubical. Why do I do that? Its at a time where you'd think I'd want to be out in the open cause you just don't know what could happen at that point. I've only been at this company for alittle over a year. These people only know me as being the size I am now. They never met the big Pam. I've not told alot of people about the surgery. There is one woman there who had a stomach banding last year and we've shared stories. I've mentioned to her my problem with low blood sugar and told her about what happened in case something more should happen that someone knows. Then I thought hey I best be mentioning it to someone else cause what if something did happen and she wasn't there?
People are more supporting now of this surgery than they use to be. At least where I am now they are. There isn't the the whole thing about how if you just stopped eating you'd lose the weight stuff.
I've not had anymore episodes like that one and I've been good but I do knwo its only a matter of time before I "forget" or get comfy with sugar then boom the drop!
I had a nasty episode last week that scared the bejesuse outta me.
I was at work. big big BIG contract on the line. Going back and forth with a customer by email with people coming to my desk, it was a very busy day, deadlines tight, late ads, copy needed, end of month crunch, argggggg my blood pressure is rising just thinking about it!
anyways I was at the computer and popping these little rolls of sweet tarts. Prue sugar. I wasn't paying attention to how many of them I was popping then the contract came through my adrenaline went up I was so excited! Sent email to boss got congratulated. I was a really mega nice contract that I nogotated. pat pat pat on the back. When PING blood sugar dropped like the motor turned off on a big plane.
Hands were shaking like you would not believe, head was in a cloud, not to mention all the sugar that I hadn't kept track of was rushing through my body to the lower region and wanted out. But I was so shakey and not with it I was afraid to walk the few steps to the bathroom in fear that I might pass out.
I had my gloucos(spelling not right) tablets with me and popped one it helped a teeny tiny bit so I popped another and sat. Once things calmed down I made it to the bathroom. Lost all the sugar I've ever eaten in the past several years thats when the shakes came again like I had the flu. sweating shaking O boy not a fun ride.
It scared me big time.
I don't know about anyone else but when I get these instead of announcing to the whole office that hey I got a problem here I turn my back to the room and try to hide in my cubical. Why do I do that? Its at a time where you'd think I'd want to be out in the open cause you just don't know what could happen at that point. I've only been at this company for alittle over a year. These people only know me as being the size I am now. They never met the big Pam. I've not told alot of people about the surgery. There is one woman there who had a stomach banding last year and we've shared stories. I've mentioned to her my problem with low blood sugar and told her about what happened in case something more should happen that someone knows. Then I thought hey I best be mentioning it to someone else cause what if something did happen and she wasn't there?
People are more supporting now of this surgery than they use to be. At least where I am now they are. There isn't the the whole thing about how if you just stopped eating you'd lose the weight stuff.
I've not had anymore episodes like that one and I've been good but I do knwo its only a matter of time before I "forget" or get comfy with sugar then boom the drop!
i do NOT understand this AT ALL!!!
We are WLS patients there is no WAY the testing will be the same for us no matter what. Because of what happened to you - which SERIOUSLY affected you physically... how the heck can they expect a normal reading??? The fact that the nurse didn't "understand" tells you most likely the doctor did not inform her of anything... i don't know.. maybe they can tell anyway... but our bodies react so differently now I just wonder how the heck they will get a normal reading?? I don't think enough study is being done on this. maybe I'm way off... just seems... weird. Its like:
"Here drink 75 grams of sugar and lets see what happens to your levels"
"What you don't know? Terrible stuff happens that doesn't happen to a normal person so how are you going to get the same result?"
"????"
We are WLS patients there is no WAY the testing will be the same for us no matter what. Because of what happened to you - which SERIOUSLY affected you physically... how the heck can they expect a normal reading??? The fact that the nurse didn't "understand" tells you most likely the doctor did not inform her of anything... i don't know.. maybe they can tell anyway... but our bodies react so differently now I just wonder how the heck they will get a normal reading?? I don't think enough study is being done on this. maybe I'm way off... just seems... weird. Its like:
"Here drink 75 grams of sugar and lets see what happens to your levels"
"What you don't know? Terrible stuff happens that doesn't happen to a normal person so how are you going to get the same result?"
"????"
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