Alternatives to traditional glucose test?

Question

So I've been having gallstone/gallbladder attacks off and on throughout my pregnancy. Majority of these attacks are triggered by sugar. It is awful, but there's nothing I can do besides eat healthy and wait until after Baby gets here to see if I need it out or if it resolves itself.

Anyway - I have my glucose test early next week and am completely freaking out because my gallbladder has not been tolerating sugar well the past few days. I don't want to drink that sugary stuff and be in unbearable pain afterwards!

Does anyone know of an alternative gestational diabetes test besides the super sugary drink? I wanted to check here before calling my dr and having them think I was crazy for even asking :)

Answer

I couldn't keep that drink down so my midwife ordered me a meter and had me test 3x a day for a week, good luck mama!!

Answer

I would talk to your OB. Mine offers a breakfast but you have to eat everything and there's no substitutes for the foods and drinks. And it's timed so you must eat it all.

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I've never heard of one that's standard, but definitely talk to your OB about your concern. They probably have some ideas since plenty of moms have health issues that the testing could interfere with.

Answer

The best thing would be telling your OBGYN. Do they not know about your gallbladder? They need to know everything about your health to properly treat your pregnancy.

Alternatives to traditional glucose test?

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