Hey ladies! This may be a long post, but I need some advice or guidance.

I went in for my 1 hour glucose test a few weeks ago. During that week, I was under a crazy amount of stress because my husband had some pretty bad bloodwork results that got him referred to a hematologist/oncologist. I didn’t eat the best that day, was under a lot of stress, and took the test late in the day. The lady that gave me the test drew my blood about 15 minutes before the full hour was up. I was sick the rest of the night and the whole day after.

The results came back at 134, which I read was a passing number. Everything I saw said it had to be under 140. I had an appointment two days later and my doctor told me that I failed the 1 hour test. They require it to be under 130, even though she acknowledged that other sources say 140 is acceptable. She told me I could do the 3 hour test or prick my finger 4x a day for two weeks. I, very reluctantly, agreed to the 3 hour.

Went for my 3 hour test earlier this week. My fasting glucose was 74. I drank the 100g of glucose and started feeling really awful. They had to walk me back to an area where I could lay down. They drew blood after the first hour (which came back at 126.) About 5 minutes before my next draw, I threw up. They called my doctors office and told them to stop the test and send me home.

I went in for an appointment today and they told me that I needed to repeat the 3 hour test, which I refused. Both the 1 hour and 3 hour made me so sick for DAYS! Also, I eat relatively healthy and before getting pregnant I was on the keto diet and limiting carbs to under 20g per day. I’m not surprised body had that reaction to the amount of glucose!!

I was figuring that since my 1 hour glucose would be considered “normal” by other doctors standards and that my fasting and first reading from the 3 hour were passing, I would be okay. Now they are making me prick my finger 4x a day- I’ve done it twice already and my blood sugar has been 113 and 88 an hour after the two meals.

Does this all seem like too much? This whole thing has been so stressful and upsetting to me because I feel that this is completely unnecessary. The stress can’t be good for me or the baby and how many more hoops do I have to jump through to prove that I don’t have gestational diabetes? I want to call and tell them that I’m just not going to do anymore with these tests, but I’m worried they’ll tell me that they won’t deliver my baby and I’d have to go to a different hospital with different doctors. I just feel like this is so wrong and I’ve been so upset and unsure of what to do. Can anyone offer advice?