What is the glucose test?

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Im a FTM. 18 years old and 23 weeks. Everyones posts about the test scares me😂 what exactly is it for and how do they do it. How bad is it??

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drink stuff get blood taken 1 hr later. that is it. yeah it taste bad. they let me do it with 2 cans of grape Juice today instead of the drink so I was pretty happy.

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They prick your finger to test your blood, have you drink a super sugary drink, and then you literally just sit and wait for an hour (or 2 or 3 hours; it varies). Then they prick your finger again to re-test. That’s it. 
 
It’s not scary at all. The drink just doesn’t taste good and it’s a lot of waiting. I think people freak out because they’re afraid of the results, not because of the test itself.

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You drink a sugar drink and they test your blood. It isn’t bad. I heard horror stories about it before my first and it was super easy and not nearly as bad as everyone made it seem.

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by the way, what it’s for is to test for gestational diabetes (diabetes during pregnancy) . pretty much high blood sugar and if you test positive you have to prick your finger 2 or 3 times a day to monitor your blood sugar for the rest of your pregnancy.

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they will make you take this super sweet drink and honestly its best if you get it in the morning first thing in the morn when clinic is open that way you can go empty stomach ( i've done this with my pregnancies as with my first one i didn't pass the 1hr and had to do the 3hr test😒). after you finish the drink they will have you wait 1hr and after the 1hr will get some blood work done i never had it done just by a finger prick its like 3full tubes of blood if you don't pass the 1hr test you will have to go back and do a 3hr one and they may ask to go empty stomach this is to check that you don't have gestational diabetes if ones again you don't pass the three hr test they will have you prick your finger before you eat and after you eat (atleast this is how i had to do it one time for 1week) to check your sugar levels either way good luck

What is the glucose test?

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