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Some doctors just say to eat either a regular breakfast, eat a pancake and syrup breakfast that equals the 50 grams, some are fine with patients bringing their own organic jelly beans that don't have the nasties in them. The jelly beans they will provide will be just as bad as the drink. I had asked my OB/GYN what was in the drink and he said just glucose. I told him about the ingredients I found online and what just one of them was and he said he didn't know what was in them and I would have to call the lab. Then, he said I could do the jelly beans, but he was pretty rude about it. Overall, he said the test was mandatory and said if I didn't do it he couldn't treat me. It was ridiculous. I found all of these tests to be pretty unnecessary and I didn't do it because it felt wrong for it tone forced onto the patient to begin with.A lot of doctors don't like to be questioned, but you have to consume that stuff and if you fail you would have to go back in and do the three hour test and take 75 grams of garbage. There are also a lot of women who are falsely labeled with GB and those with actual GB sometimes get false negatives. The one hour test is just a screening, it isn't meant to be diagnostic. Some women can get one of those diabetes monitors (I forgot what it's called, but my grandpa has one) and they can monitor their blood sugar rather than that too. I think there is also a urine test they can do without making anyone take that, but in forgot what it was called off the top of my head right now.
Gestational diabetes test
I’ve got my Gestational diabetes test coming up, and I haven’t heard much about it. They offer the drink and jelly beans, and I’ve heard that the drink has to many icky chemicals and stuff in it. Should I buy their jelly beans or ask if I can bring my own jelly beans? Any info in this test would be appreciated!
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Ka
The OB I was going to told me it was mandatory. I asked him what was in the drink and he said just glucose. I said I read online that there is brominated vegetable oil. He cut me off and hastily said he didn't know what was in it and I would need to call the lab to find out. I will not be forced against my will into potentially causing damage to myself, but especially my unborn baby. I stopped going to him. I have found most doctors are the same way. This is the majority of doctors. They don't know what's in what they prescribe. He pushed vaccines. I said no and he kept asking. He said there's no more mercury (not true, it's in there under thimerosal), but I said what about the aluminum. Completely brushed it off.
Ga
My midwife never had me do the glucose test or track my blood sugar. Not sure why. I can only remember testing my urine at every visit and doing bloodwork in my 2nd or 3rd trimester. I stayed active the whole time and ate healthy most days so I was never worried about getting GD. Glad I didn't have to take that nasty stuff into my body. I probably would have refused regardless lol. 😂🤷♀️😂
Ka
I've heard of midwives being more flexible with it. Some doctors are too, but not many.
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