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    I failed a test!

    May 22nd, 2008

    Yesterday morning, bright and early I got up and went to our local blood-sucking lab for my gestational diabetes test. I had to drink an overly sweet drink in 5 minutes that progressively tasted worse (to me) with each gulp, wait an hour and then have my blood taken. All of this, to find out I have to do it again šŸ™

    Thatā€™s right: I ā€œfailedā€ the 1 hour glucose test. By failing, I mean that my results came back high. This is a potential indicator for gestational diabetes. Iā€™m not particularly concerned about it: I know gestational diabetes affects 4% of pregnant women and a significantly higher number than that fail the 1 hour glucose test. If it turns out that I do have it, it should go away after birth, G will be OK, and I can manage my insulin either through diet or meds. Like I said ā€“ Iā€™m not too worried. I wonā€™t be unless told to worry anyway.

    Our OB, concerned that the results could have been thrown off by my 15 hour travel the night before gave me two options: repeat the 1 hour test (I get do-overā€™s here) or go in for the 3 hour test. I opted for the 3 hour one. If I do the 1 hour, and it comes in high again, Iā€™ll have to do the 3 hour one anyway. I might as well spare myself one potential nasty drink visit.

    For this next version I have to not eat for 12 hours (which will be hard), get my blood taken, take twice the dosage of the yucky drink, and then have my blood taken 3 more times on the hour. Any of this sound fun? Good ā€“ then you can trade places with me ;p