Glucose test
Hi Cristy...
There is an alternative blood test I believe....I was 4 years post op and did the test....was fine until about 2 hours later and dumped pretty bad (and am not that sensitive to sugar unfortunately)....THANK GOD that I did not have to take the second one.....
So yes, ask your OB for the alternative test if you are that sensitive.....
HTH,
Ann
There is an alternative blood test I believe....I was 4 years post op and did the test....was fine until about 2 hours later and dumped pretty bad (and am not that sensitive to sugar unfortunately)....THANK GOD that I did not have to take the second one.....
So yes, ask your OB for the alternative test if you are that sensitive.....
HTH,
Ann
There are alternatives to the god-awful glucola drink~ My OB was really good with doing a fasting blood test on me after even pancakes/syrup (another alternative to the glucola) made me ill. Sometimes I'm a lot more sugar sensitive than others. There's also one where you eat a certain amount (18, I think) of Jelly Bellies and then do the finger stick. Be sure to ask the OB~ Let me know if you need anything. *hugs*
~ Renae
~ Renae
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I am really shocked by the number of women on here that do take it.
the first thing out of my mouth when I went to the ob was that I wasn't going to do the test. he said they'd never have an RNY patient do it.
I'll be doing a different fasting test.
the first thing out of my mouth when I went to the ob was that I wasn't going to do the test. he said they'd never have an RNY patient do it.
I'll be doing a different fasting test.
Mandy, Mom to Jordan (5), Kaida (3) and Luken (born 12/5/09) Army wife! HW:351 / SW: 328 / CW:149/ Goal weight...what is that?
The alternative is a 2 hour fasting test. I have to have this done once a week now because it was elevated when they tested around 24wks. I go in fasting and get drawn, then I go eat and come back exactly 2 hrs after my last bite of food and get drawn again. I have been doing it weekly since that time and it has been normal ever since. I would ask your OB if the 2 hr fasting test is sufficient.
My OB gave me the Freestyle home monitor and I did finger sticks every morning both before and after breakfast for 3 days. Very easy, virtually painless and everything was fine.
Good luck!
Good luck!
Jo
DS:9 yrs old / DD:5 yrs old / DS: 1 yr old
My OB/Perinatologist did not want me doing it so instead I had a glucose monitor that I used 4x a day for two weeks and it tracked the results and the docs office downloaded and reviewed them. They felt this was more accurate for a RNY patient. So this is an alternative as well as the fasting test others mentioned. You do not HAVE to do the glucola drink.