Sharing my tip for avoiding 3 hour glucose screening!
Hi! So last week I took the 1 hour non fasting glucose test and results came back at 134. I thought this meant I was in the clear, until my OB's office called to reccomend I do the fasted 3h.
First off, that pissed me off, because technically I am not in the GD range & secondly that stuff is nasty and I feel like I would be torturing my baby and self sitting 3 hours hungry!
Note: I am was told I was in the elevated range, so I am not advising anyone on what to do, just sharing my tip.
I told the nurse that I would rather screen my blood sugars at home and had access to the home kits (my father has type 2 & an extra kit for me to borrow). She asked the OB and I got the Okay!
It is way more easier and convenient than sitting around drinking that nasty artificial drink and getting your blood drawn!
I wake up clean my finger with alcohol, prick my finger with a device that you insert a tiny fine needle, stick in the test strip into the machine, & add a drop of blood to the test strip, results take seconds!
I have to track 3 times this week, with a fasting and non fasting at different times during the day for my OB. He said my fasting should be less than 95 & non fasting less than 130.
Let's just say that last night I tested it out, I did a non fasting after eating dessert and my blood sugars before bedtime 117!!! This morning fasting 74.
I think I'm hanging onto this testing thing until I give birth, it's just too easy & gives me peace of mind!
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