Failed glucose test...other options?

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Failed my glucose test! Next option?
It was 158 and the high acceptable was 140. I know why, EVERYTHING gives me heartburn right now and I've been carb loading because of it. Like 55-60 % of my calories coming from carbs. I'm going to ask my doc to give me a week of "good" eating and repeat the 1hr test rather than go straight to the 3hr. Anyone tried this?

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your diet isnt the main contribution to gestational diabetes...every pregnancy is different ..your hormones combined with genetics can make you have gd...my best friend ate well and still had it..my brothers gf ate cookie dough every night and was overweight and never got it..so i would just take the 3 hr test..i did..it wasn't so bad...its more definitive and if you have gd you need to know asap for the health of baby. i would Google it to educate yourself more

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I just did my 3 hour today after failing the 1 hour with 136 (my Dr's office cut off is 135 😒). I thought I was going to be totally starving and miserable, but it really wasn't that bad. The worst was probably having to be there for 3 hours out of my day, but I took my laptop and did work, which made the time fly by. I thought the orange flavor was good--sweet but good! Hoping for good results 🤞🏻 
I would definitely do the test though. I agree with some of the other ladies--it's not all based on diet and I've known super healthy vegans who have gotten GD, despite eating twigs and berries (literally lol). It's super important to find out to maintain a healthy pregnancy, too. Good luck to you!

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I failed the 1 hour test with both my pregnancies and had to endure the three hour test, passed the 3 hour both times. Drink is gross, and it's boring sitting there, didn't change anything about how I ate in between, just had a sensible dinner the night before and no desert ;) good luck

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If I would've had your doctor I would've passed. The cutoff for mine was 130, i was at 140. 😩 fingers crossed I pass the 3 hour

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If you wait a week and you had it the whole time, would you accept that you could have been getting it under control sooner? To me it wouldn't be worth the risk of waiting.

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Still waiting on my 3 hr...the labs couldn't get me in til August 3rd. Still trying to eat a more balanced diet and will continue to do so.

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It could be it just take longer to break down I failed my first one then passed my three hour one

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Why does everyone think carbs are the enemy? Carbs do not cause diabetes. Fatty, animal products do. Before becoming pregnant I was pre-diabetic. Then I changed my diet and lifestyle to follow a high carb, low fat vegan diet. I lost over 80 pounds, haven't been pre-diabetic since the switch, got pregnant (currently 27 weeks) and haven't had any problems whatsoever so far. I realize that there are other factors but diet is the number one thing, and healthy carbs are not to blame.

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so i failed the 1 hour..took the 3 hour and passed with perfect levels.  don't be afraid of the 3 hour its more definitive. good luck everyone!

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I failed my 1 hr bad and 3 hr by 2 points. So i now have history of gd. Wasnt so bad watched what i ate but still had plenty of  good stuff like ice cream and soda once in awhile just had to check blood 4 times a day. No complications baby came 1 day before his due date. 7pd 14oz 19 in he was perfect

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