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I see my OB again this Friday, but last Friday I attempted to take the gestational diabetes test and about half hour through, it didn't stay in my system I got the sweats and my vision went all blurry and I almost passed out, now today I had a bowl of cereal and added like a little spoonful of extra sugar info and again about an hour after I started to feel sick and got alittle dizzy, anyone know what this could be? Or how I could stop it? I'm 27 weeks pregnant

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Do not eat sugary food
Do not add sugar to your food
No processed food
No simple carbs
Call your ob

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You can research alternatives to the test and see if your care provider is willing to do them or deny the test all together. Your body isn't reacting well to excess sugar.

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Sounds like reactive hypoglycemia. Basically your glucose levels shoot up from what your eating, and then they crash. Avoid sugar and simple carbs, eat protein with every meal and snack. My go to protein choices are peanut butter, mixed nuts, greek yogurt, cheese, and of course all meats. I would also talk to your doctor about a glucose monitor, and possibly a referal to a dietitian.

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Definitely seems like your body isn't tolerating sugar well. I would guess they'll want you to attempt the glucose test again and if that doesn't work, I would go straight to at home blood glucose monitoring. Maybe your provider could prescribe a glucometer and test strips so you can check your levels at home.

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